Lord_Majestic - 6:59 pm on Jan 16, 2008 (gmt 0)

If MySQL drops InnoDB then InnoDB will be practically worthless - it is brand, mindshare, compatibility, bundled drivers and support that matters for MySQL now - they can change the insides and so long as external APIs work it will be fine.

Oracle is in difficult situation - their product is very expensive and in the next few lean years people will look to cut costs, so using MySQL instead of Oracle could be a good choice.