>>All that said, when MySQL 5 is released, that may very well prove to be the real
>>deal - especially since that does run on Windows.
>
>John, I haven't been following MySQL very closely -- what will make v5 the "real deal", in your opinion?

He's probably referring to SPs being added to 5:

http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/ANSI_diff_Triggers.html