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Introducing Cloud Spanner, a Global Database Servi...
I imagine the globally distributed database market is big enough for more than one winner. The presence of competitors can sometimes even be a boon, increasing the visibility of a market's goods relative to other similar goods.
rrdharan
on Feb 14, 2017
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And assuming some reasonable compatibility/portability/migration story it can help in reducing the rational fear of proprietary lock-in.
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