Re: How to determine database market share?

Paul wrote:

> I am genuinely interested in trying to get past the "market-babble" of
> various vendors and establish *_some_* sort of
> <scientific/reasonable/reliable/realistic/honest> way of determining
> market share of various db's in various markets.
>
> Paul...

To what possible end? What will it mean to anyone? Why should anyone care?

When I buy a hammer I don't ask which company has sold the most hammers. When I buy a file cabinet I don't ask which company made the most. A databases is a tool.
If a product does the job that is what matters. The number of end-users, servers, CPUs, licenses, whatever ... so what!

And please apologize for your inability to articulate your thoughts without resorting to adolescent obscentities. Thank you.

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Daniel A. Morgan
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