[DataGeekette]

Or possibly he is just passionate about a project that he believes in, just like others in the larger Presto / Trino community. Personally, I think both Ahana and Starburst have interesting takes on how to monetize the original Presto platform. And like many, many other data projects, there is room in the market for different platforms. Long gone are the days where everyone was just stuck with a single RDMBS to do everything!

[DataGeekette]

But IMO, personal attacks seem pretty off topic for a thread about cool tech.