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RE: Oracle encouraging Linux software developers

From: Orr, Steve <sorr_at_rightnow.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:43:48 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00574801.20030327104348@fatcity.com>


Actually, I don't think there are ANY automobile "manufacturers..." There are only "assemblers" because most of the parts are made by someone else. It's too complicated for any single company.

Specialization is the result of increased complexity. Assembling the component output of others into a working unit is more akin to opensource. That's the trend I WANT to see. It's interesting that Oracle and IBM are delving into opensource but Microsoft is not.

It's a battle of titanic proportion. All hail the extinction of monoliths and other despots and dictators. Long live freedom and democracy.

Oh, but what about Intel? Sigh...

When given a choice, choose wisely.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:09 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Lemme quote the infamous Michael Moore's book "Stupid White Men":

In 1919, twenty years after the invention of the automobile, there were 108 automobile manufacturers in the UnitedStates. Ten years later the number had whittled down to the
Big 44 U.S. auto companies. By the end of the fifties it had dropped to 8, and today we
have a grand total of 2-1/2 U.S. car manufacturers.

Do you see the trend?

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:39 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

It reminds me a report (Gartner, Meta, ?) I've read in 1997 saying that after year 2000 there should be only 3 players in the rdbms market : Oracle because it has the biggest market share, IBM because it's IBM and Microsoft because Bill was throwing a lot of $$$ to develop Sql Server.

In 2003, Ingres, Sybase and Informix have about a 5% marketshare all together.

What's for the future ?

Stephane
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