i don’t think, according to
clayton
christensen’s

own criteria, that
mysql

technically meets the requirements to be labelled a

disruptive innovation

. but when the likes of
sabre holdings

announce that they are have chosen the open source database for

travelocity, travel Agencies and airlines

, it seems like it might be “good enough” [ in the sense of the phrase that characterizes all truly distruptive innovations ] to warrant the
moniker.

“The ATSE platform continuously updates 20 million fare and rule records and 1.5 million schedules with no down time, delivering online schedules, availability, itinerary pricing and low fare searches for Sabre Holdings’ global network of partner and customer companies.”