Re: database market share 2003

"Larry" <Larry_at_nospam.net> wrote in message news:VlKwc.11078$c76.6922147_at_news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> It has already been stated that the DB2 codebase is exactly the same
> across the Intel/AMD/UNIX platforms ... the ones that DB2 competes
> against Oracle on. How you can just completely dismiss the benefits of
> the minor differences in code base (mostly not at an application level)
> is beyond me, and shows how you think. There are great similaries across
> all these code bases.

Minor quibble - last time I looked 'great similarities' and 'exactly the same' had 2 different meanings.

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> The point is this. Why are you worried about having to do a bit more
> work if it results in a better product, sells licenses for your
> application, and makes you more money? Does Toyota put the same engine
> in all their cars? Don't you think their development costs would be
> lower if they did? Does GE make only one size air conditioner and tell
> consumers to install it in their house no matter how small or big it is?
> Don't you think GE's costs would be lower if they could do this?
>
> Yes ... it IS better really.

In which way? - your initial well its all pretty much the same really way, or your second its all designed for the use to which its put way? And of course the billion dollar question - so why not move all the informix guys to DB2 - after all it's better right.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
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