Microsoft joins the MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum level sponsor

Re:Microsoft joins the MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum leve... by jenscow on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:37AM (#15721157)

> The Microsoft of today

What about tomorrow? Their history needs to be remembered.

They play very nicely in areas where they're the underdog, but not when they're on top where lock-in is rife.

Make use of them, by all means.. but never depend on them - ever. Always have an exit strategy.

(same goes for most other companies, but Microsoft especially)

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Re:Microsoft joins the MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum leve... by jrs95 on Friday November 17, 2017 @09:40AM (#15722268)

Are there any specific examples you could give about where they currently have a lot of lock-in? As far as I can tell, the worst they get is just as bad as any other company with a proprietary SaaS product.

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Re:Microsoft joins the MariaDB Foundation as a Platinum leve... by sekh60 on Friday November 17, 2017 @11:08AM (#15723148)

Maybe Microsoft Office. I know there is LibreOffice and personally I use it (or LaTeX), but it seems to have a real stranglehold on a lot of people.

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