Software development is not all roses; there are instances wherein the project mandates you to use / build on the infrastructure they already have. DB2 is not that good, the same with SQL Server 2005. Access doesn't even feel like a real database, but then again, I have worked on migration projects or projects which already had critical data in their legacy databases, migrating which would have cost a *fortune*! [I hope people realize that migrating data isn't just taking CSV dumps and importing it, right?] So maybe a few more options rather than just *ignorance* would be more like it. :-)

Oh and BTW, when projects related to real money are involved, MySQL isn't even there; the market here is dominated by age old tried and tested database vendors like Oracle, Sybase and DB2. And please let me not hear about how real world high traffic sites like YouTube and message boards use MySQL. No one gives a damn if a few screw ups happen when you are creating a thread, making a post or uploading a video. But when real world money transactions are involved...