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Re: No future for DB2

From: Serge Rielau <srielau_at_ca.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:29:18 -0400
Message-ID: <3ksmg1F101g6nU2@individual.net>


DA Morgan wrote:
> Noons wrote:
>

>> Anton Versteeg wrote:
>>
>>> No since Oracle has zip marketshare on the mainframe,
>>> my statement is true, but to please you I will rephrase it to:
>>> DB2 is the only product that has proven it runs on the mainframe,
>>> midrange and PC and also sunstantial market share.
>>
>>
>>
>> Using EXACTLY the same argument as you then:
>> I have NEVER come across DB2 on the PC.  So,
>> it doesn't run on the PC, period.
>> Howzzat-den for argument?

>
>
> In 10 years there will be far fewer mainframes.
> In 10 years there will be far more PCs
> I think your argument carries more weight.
>
> And, BTW, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group runs Oracle
> on mainframes.

In 10 years there will be a lot more XQuery. I fear who reigns RDBMS in 10-15 years is as interesting as IMS marketshare.

Cheers
Serge

-- 
Serge Rielau
DB2 SQL Compiler Development
IBM Toronto Lab
Received on Thu Jul 28 2005 - 13:29:18 CDT

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