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He cares today because he now has an option.

To me, the MySQL query optimizer (single index in a query) was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.

My group is developing all new applications in PostgreSQL and we would like to migrate our legacy apps away from MySQL.

Did you not read the last paragraph?

> For a company that sees quarterly revenues of over a billion dollars, that’s not a big deal, but it definitely can’t hurt either.

Reading comprehension at its finest right here.