Re: SQL Fun Challenge #2

"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<c2a4c7$gvr$1_at_sparta.btinternet.com>...
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> The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ
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> March 2004 Hotsos Symposium - The Burden of Proof
> Dynamic Sampling - an investigation
> March 2004 Charlotte OUG (www.cltoug.org) CBO Tutorial
> April 2004 Iceland
> June 2004 UK - Optimising Oracle Seminar
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> "Dusan Bolek" <pagesflames_at_usa.net> wrote in message
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> > In the loving memory of Informix, Ingres, Paradox, Novell, OS/2,
> > Pascal, everything what was once on my desktop without MS label,
> > Assembler x86, Fox Pro, VMS VAX, Compaq, Psion, ...
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> Not forgetting betamax and 8-track

Betamax did maintain primacy in professional applications. It was only in mass markets that it lost.

Which just goes to show, (8-track notwithstanding) superior products are always overwhelmed by economics. Therefore, we should encourage Oracle to be mediocre. :-)

(Or perhaps that explains some things we do see... support contract, anyone?).

jg

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