Re: Oracle versus Sqlserver

Financial systems.

Daniel Morgan

Steffen Ramlow wrote:

> ok, if it is proved - then tell us, what is running on ora or unix at MS?
> i'm very interested in this!
>
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3C480C6D.586265B6_at_exesolutions.com...
> > 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 Sat Jan 19 2002 - 04:11:49 CST