Is MariaDB included in MySQL? I see no mention of it in the post, but MySQL trending downwards would make sense as people upgrade and switch over. Besides of course novelty wearing off as posited for all engines further down the post
Oh, huh I don't think I ever in my life considered what one's brand portfolio is when selecting which technology stack is good. But that explains why so many websites have big brand names on their homepage like "oracle and uber use us!" if some people actually care about that