Re: Microsoft destroys TPC-C records!

In comp.databases.sybase DNP <High.Flight_at_btinternet.com> wrote:
> Well some people deal in words, others deal in actions.
> To everyone who read this article and agreed with it - please go ahead
> and start implementing solutions in SQL Server. You'll simply speed up
> the 'evolutionary process' which will eventually see the true technical
> champions win out in the end.
> Microsoft is a marketing machine first, RDBMS vendor second. Ever
> noticed the lack of technical details and reasoned arguments in their
> literature - ever wondered why they're not there - ever wonder why every
> MS representative you ever see quoted in the press is Mr(Mrs) XXX
> YYYYY , Product Marketing Manger????
> When was the last time you ever saw a detailed quote from Mr(Mrs) AAA
> BBBB , Technical Development Manager???
> Get the picture yet?
> MS has done the job of box-shifting very well. It just happens that the
> boxes contain software Cd-Roms that some young(ish) programmers dreamt
> up.
> David P.
> Oracle Certified DBA.
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You can read this article:

Microsoft's top developer executives take the offense against competitor's claims

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/99/12/20/991220hnhotmsdev.xml Received on Sat Apr 08 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT