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Re: Article about supposed "murky" future for Oracle

From: bobray <quasimodo_at_genghis.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 04:35:35 GMT
Message-ID: <rW3ec.4530$k05.3376@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>


Gee...so is Informix.

"JEDIDIAH" <jedi_at_nomad.mishnet> wrote in message news:slrnc6po37.1dl.jedi_at_nomad.mishnet...
> ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.databases.oracle.server.]
> On 2004-03-26, Database Guy <dbguy101_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > sybrandb_at_yahoo.com wrote in message

news:<a1d154f4.0403250419.48e16cce_at_posting.google.com>...
> >> Ron <fdf_at_dmb.no> wrote in message

news:<1064ungbvq55jd0_at_news.supernews.com>...
> >> > I found an interesting article by Karen Southwick about Oracle's
> >> > supposed "murky" (in her own words) future. Can someone counter her
> >> > arguments.
> >> >
> >> > http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5072299.html
> >> >
> >> > Should I select Oracle or should I go with
> >> >
> >> > PostgreSQL.com (free and in my opinion, extremely reliable), MYSQL,
MS
> >> > SQL Server or DB2?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >>
> >> None of these products you mention come anywhere near the
> >> feature set of Oracle.
> >
> > Not true - DB2 certainly does, for one. Probably as many bugs too.
> >
> >> why don't you go ahead and 'buy' one of the toys you mention?
> >
> > This is pure prejudice. PostgreSQL may lack the scalability of
> > DB2/Oracle but is a stable and mature product; while even SQL Server

>

> The lack of replication, clustering, hot backups & point in time
> recovery make Postgres a toy. It's simply not robust enough for
> critical deployments.
>

> > is rather more than a "toy" these days. You talk of slander yet seem
> > to be second to none in the bias department.
>

> Postgres is suitable if your data is completely disposable.
>
>

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Received on Sat Apr 10 2004 - 23:35:35 CDT

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