Re: Is that true: IBM overtakes Oracle in total database sales

From: Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_dev.null>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 22:17:44 -0600
Message-ID: <JLmC8.388$pa4.246110@news.uswest.net>

"Pablo Sanchez" <pablo_at_dev.null> wrote in message news:...
>
> "Mike Ault" <mikerault_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:37fab3ab.0205081331.59133158_at_posting.google.com...
> > "Elao" <elao_at_erie.cido.agn.com> wrote in message
> news:<abbn7h$p6g5_at_imsp212.netvigator.com>...
> >
> > The reason is IBM bought INFORMIX and blended their numbers in.
IBM
> > stated themselves it would have taken 3 years to reach this sales
> > level without it. Splitting out informix numbers Oracle is still
> top.
> > Look to next years numbers after the correction is over.
>
> Oracle is tops by .2% Garnter called IBM (without Informix) and
> Oracle equal. The salient point is that Oracle lost market share.
> I'm hoping that causes some changes at Oracle.

Correction: .3% of the DBMS market, not .2%

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