MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 108 Microsoft vs. MySQL Microsoft has (and relevance to MySQL is) • Enterprise Database – SQL Server (competitor) • Web Database – SQL Server (competitor) Microsoft is against open • Embedded Database source and GPL. – SQL Server (competitor) – MS Access (too weak to be competitor, but GUI is useful as front-end to MySQL) • Operating System – Windows (important platform for MySQL) – Windows CE (potential future platform for MySQL) Copyright 2003 MySQL AB