Buying up the customers
Looking at the valuations this looks essentially like attempts to buy the customers of MariaDB. They've probably got less to fear from Progress than from the cowboys but I don't see a bidding war ensuing.
Progress Software has made a bid for MariaDB, offering a price that is less than a tenth of the beleaguered company's value at its IPO launch. The application development and infrastructure software company has confirmed it is considering a possible offer for MariaDB plc at a value of $0.60 per share, valuing the firm at …