Re: Oracle versus Sqlserver

Proved as in ... I work in Redmond Washington. And have friends that work there.

Daniel Morgan

Steffen Ramlow wrote:

> is this a proved statement? what runs MS on oracle or unix?
>
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3C47148F.E5610381_at_exesolutions.com...
> > Because you can't run a company that big on Win2000 and SQL Server.
> >
> > Bill would not risk his fortune on his own software: Would you? Reminds me
> of
> > a joke that went around Boeing when I was consulting there. It went like
> > this: "Would Bill Gates fly on an airplane if the operating system was
> NT?":
> > Would you?
> >
> > Daniel Morgan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Steffen Ramlow wrote:
> >
> > > why?
> > >
> > > "Daniel A. Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3C46E286.F7D12EB0_at_exesolutions.com...
> > > > Everyone is qualified to comment on the list. The problem is that the
> > > number of
> > > > people that are experts in both systems (as opposed to those with huge
> > > egos) is
> > > > vanishingly small. I guess it comes down to this very simple question:
> > > "Why is
> > > > Microsoft Corporation one of Oracle Corporation's biggest clients?"
> And
> > > that
> > > > pretty much sums it up.
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Morgan
> >
Received on Fri Jan 18 2002 - 05:52:13 CST