On Aug 31, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Guy Rouillier wrote:
CTOs/CIOs like to sleep at night.
If you buy Oracle, and there's a problem, the conversation with the CEO is that "Oracle broke." With PG, even if you have exactly the same level of support, "that database you selected broke."
The sad reality is that choosing something with a high industry presence makes it easier to offload blame for failures, especially when dealing with non-technical management.