Summary:
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Underwhelming Innovation: Oracle recently released MySQL 9.0 as an “Innovation Release,” but some experts find it lacking in significant new features. Critics fear Oracle may be prioritizing its proprietary analytics database, Heatwave, over enhancing MySQL.
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Concerns from Percona Experts: Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona, expressed concerns that Oracle’s focus on Heatwave is leading to fewer innovations in MySQL. His colleague, Dave Stokes, noted that most innovative features, such as vector support and embedded JavaScript store procedures, are available only in the paid HeatWave edition, not the free MySQL Community Edition.
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Disappointing New Features: The MySQL 9.0 release did not match the substantial feature improvements seen in version 8.0. For instance, the ability to store the output of an EXPLAIN command to a variable was highlighted as an underwhelming enhancement.
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