Re: Interesting speculative stuff

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:58:28 +0100
Message-ID: <3f2a47d4$0$18492$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> wrote in message

news:3f2a40b8$1$31922$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

> "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message
> news:3f2a1bc6$0$18492$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> >
> > Oh I don't give a damn about the benchmark itself, just thought dates
and
> > prices were interesting and wondered if they bore any resemblance to
> > reality.
> >
>
> "Benchmark".
> "Reality".
> Both in the same phrase...
> ¦D

:( Of course if the prices/availability in the TPC-C are just made up as well then the whole thing becomes even more fantastically meaningless. the arketing pitch to those who buy this stuff would have to be rewritten slightly

"If you bought a system that isn't available at prices that you can't negotiate with the vendors and run an app you can't buy on hardware that isn't redundant then you too could generate a figure of 2.5 purchase orders/groat "

My understanding though was that the whole point of the full disclosure was to list hardware and software accurately, and lets face it the end of the year as an availability date for 10G doesn't seem unreasonable.

> PS: I refuse to be depressed by another
> bunch of marketing hype!

I think of it as entertainment.

> The weekend is
> here, it's the annual golf show and the
> wife found me a safety belt sleeve for the
> car with Marvin the Martian's head!
> Life is good! ;)

Errrm Ok then :)

-- 
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Fri Aug 01 2003 - 05:58:28 CDT