in article 3C494665.D4D0078E_at_exesolutions.com, Daniel A. Morgan at
damorgan_at_exesolutions.com wrote on 1/19/02 2:11 AM:
> Financial systems.
>
> Daniel Morgan
And a data warehouse or two.
> 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 - 12:24:52 CST
