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* legacy applications or vendor lock-in

* use of a cloud provider that favours another database (like SQL server)

* some people claim mysql/maria is faster for them, simpler, or has a better support for replication

* use of sqlite for lightweight or portable apps

* domain specific databases that still use sql as their query language

* someone may want to use another database for fun or to learn something new



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