Re: SQL server Vs Oracle

The one with lots of features UNFORTUNATELY.

Compare for example WORKS to Office97. Faster, cleaner, cheaper but not as popular.

When did quality matter? Marketing tactics are the key.

Indeed, Office97 Professional sells to many people who don't need it but want to think they are "professionals". How many of them use the Access module that Professional adds to the suite?? I heard exactly that at an office supply superstore recently - customer told clerk she needed professional as she ran a business. Guess the standard edition is for those who don't.

Brendan Reynolds <brenreyn_at_indigo.ie> wrote in message news:pP%Y2.1569$yr2.733_at_news.indigo.ie...
> Now there's something I can agree with! I tend to ignore any thread that
> contains 'Vs'. I'm kinda glad I didn't miss this one though - it has been
> quite entertaining!
>
> I think the analogy with the motor industry was interesting, though. I
just
> don't think the market is at the same point that the motor industry was
at.
> I think the users want features, and are prepared to put up with bugs in
> exchange for features. If two mass-market applications were released
> tomorrow, one with lots of features and lots of bugs, one with very few
bugs
> and very few features, which one would sell?
>
> --
> Brendan Reynolds
> brenreyn_at_indigo.ie
>
> Michael Kaplan wrote in message ...
> >These
> >cross-product threads never get anywhere anyway since
> >everyone will keep the same opinions they had.
> >
> >Michael
>
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>
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Received on Sat May 08 1999 - 15:45:26 CDT