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剛剛看到 "Five reasons why you should never use PostgreSQL -- ever" 文章，裡面提到：

Within the past two years, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft have all released freely available versions of their flagship database servers, a move that would have been unheard of just a few years ago. While their respective representatives would argue the move was made in order to better accommodate the needs of all users, it's fairly clear that continued pressure from open source alternatives such as MySQL and PostgreSQL have caused these database juggernauts to rethink their strategies within this increasingly competitive market.

While PostgreSQL's adoption rate continues to accelerate, some folks wonder why that rate isn't even steeper given its impressive array of features. One can speculate that many of the reasons for not considering its adoption tend to be based on either outdated or misinformed sources.

In an effort to dispel some of the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) surrounding this impressive product, instead, I'll put forth several of the most commonplace reasons companies have for not investigating PostgreSQL further.

文章中提到不推薦使用 PostgreSQL 的理由如下：

• Reason #1: It doesn't run on Windows
• Reason #2: No professional development and administration tools
• Reason #3: PostgreSQL doesn't support my language
• Reason #4: There's nobody to blame when something goes wrong
• Reason #5: You (don't) get what you (don't) pay for

文中也逐一推翻上述的理由。

的確，我也不認為 Oracle、IBM 這些大公司的論點，畢竟 PostgreSQL 還是 OpenSource Database 中的首選。

出處：SearchOpenSource.com