Re: Beware! the days of Oracle may be numbered

In article <36EAB8E4.FC79A4EA_at_Feist.Com>,   KeyStrk_at_Feist.Com wrote:
> One thing I would like all the doubters of my comments to consider about
> themselves: How many "DBMS revolutions" have you, personally, been through?
>
> I have seen three of them. What I am talking about is when one DBMS is the
'top
> dog' and another comes along and usurps it. I got started in the data
> management field when IMS was being dethroned by IDMS. And what I mean by
> 'dethroned' is this: New Sales. Not existing installations or number of DBAs
> employed. I mean the 'hot ticket'. The DBMS the want ads and the head
hunters
> are mostly searching for people for.
>
> I have been in this business long enough now to recognize the trend. And it
has
> very little to do with which DBMS is 'better'. The old saying of "build a
> better mouse trap, and the world will beat a path to your doorstep" is a lie.
> If it were true, then VHS tape format wouldn't have beat out Beta-Max.
>
> So, back to my question. And, specifically to you, John. How many DBMS
> 'revolutions' have you been through, or is Oracle the only 'hot ticket' DBMS
you
> have had experience with? To be more specific, were you a DBA when any one of
> these DBMS's were the 'top dog' (as far as new sales): IMS, IDMS, or DB2
>
> The only difference, for me, is that I can now spot the trend early enough to
do
> something about it before the head-hunters get to a point where they wont
return
> my calls (if I were to call one). In other words; currently, Oracle is still
> the 'hot ticket' - but it won't be for long. And I have spotted all the
> symptoms of the impending change in who will be the 'top dog' early enough to
do
> something about it, for myself.
>
> I have abandoned learning anything new about Oracle, put all my Oracle books
on
> the shelf with my DB2 books, and my IDMS books. And I have started buying
books
> on MS SQL server 7 and reading them.
>
> This time I am determined to be one of the people who have the 'hot ticket'
> skills, before the shift actually happens. Because, as my experience has
shown,
> after it actually happens is too late to get in on the 'bidding war' for the
new
> talent.
>
> "John P. Higgins" wrote:
> >
> > What a bizarre comment!
> >
> > Oracle's total revenues rose 19% over last year. The database revenues rose
10%.
> >
> > The only drop was on Wall Street because the 'analysts' had guessed an even
higher
> > gain.
> >
>

This is a typical fearmongering Microsoft propaganda! When they couldn't have spread the good word about their database by using technical comparison, they are now trying to scare people into buying SQL7. Unfortunately, the level of the message is very low and similar to the chain letters we've all received once or twice. They look something like this:

" Mr. Jaramagendra from Wyoming has neglected to forward the letters and in a month he was hit by a running boat. Mrs. Velasquez from Elbonia has sent her copies of the letter and has won a lottery of 350,000,000 Elbonian Dinars (about $2.5)"

Wording and literary style of the above message are very similar to this, and I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the message itself is a product of some Microsoft related kitchen. My message is: get a better writer, Mr. G. The truth is that Oracle's market share is increasing and that Oracle is winning the database war. And that is the motivation behind messages like this one.
Mladen Gogala

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