Re: SQL server Vs Oracle

Brendan Reynolds (brenreyn_at_indigo.ie) wrote:
: 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?

My guess is that the one with the best marketing program and the company behind it that used the best FUD program. Add in the inertia present for any product that already has an installed base, and features and bugs end up pretty darned far down the list of factors used in making purchase decisions.

This is the lesson of Microsoft.

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