"Pete Sharman" <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message
news:aaf34u01a28_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> The main thing that I try NOT to do (and I suspect the others have a
similar
> viewpoint) is to talk marketing speak. If we do something like that,
huess what
> would happen? You guys and gals would immediately say "They're from
Oracle.
> They're just trying to push Oracle rather than answer the question."
> We're trying to add technical value. We're not trying to sell you on
something.
> It's not that we don't have "the guts to promote Oracle9i more". 9i to me
is a
> great product that I don't believe our competition can match, but if I try
to
> sell that to you, it would be ignored. That's why I simply try to answer
> questions from a technical perspective. If that means people thing I lack
guts,
> so be it.
rest assured you guys do add a very great deal of technical value. My
impression of the (at least active) posters to this set of NG is that there
is sufficient nous here to distinguish between marketing and valid technical
pros and cons. FWIW I also believe that Oracle is a great product, certainly
in advance of SQL which is your competitor I know best. (Of course a price
reduction would be nice<G>).
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
Received on Sun Apr 28 2002 - 03:17:01 CDT
