Re: Oracle versus Sqlserver

It sure wasn't for his ability to write usable code.

Daniel Morgan
Redmond, WA

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:39:10 -0000, "Niall Litchfield"
> <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote:
>
> >"Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
> >news:3c46dcb4.3399390_at_news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> >> >Larry Ellision the founder of Oracle
> >> >> has been championing the Sql language before there was any company
> >around
> >> >> like Microsoft.
> >> >>
> >>
> >> that is indeed very true.
> ><pedantry>
> >Not really. Microsoft was founded in 1975. This was before any commercially
> >available product based on SQL so far as I am aware.
> ></pedantry>
>
> And it took them 5 full years to have their first stolen product (DOS)
> shippe? WOW
> I've read in a Bill Gates biography Bill Gates was mainly recognized
> for his debugging capacities.
>
> Cheers
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 08:42:12 CST