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Re: informix market share

From: rkusenet <rkusenet_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:07:31 -0500
Message-ID: <CDtif.1136$Et5.50550@news20.bellglobal.com>

"RollForward Wizard" <rollforward_at_rollforward.com> wrote in message news:7wtif.17164$c06.13325_at_fe04.usenetserver.com...
> Bob Jones wrote:

>> "xiaoxin" <lixiaoxinwb_at_gmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:1133132461.988551.14130_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>>> The market share for Informix was about 5% in 2004, down 1% from 2003.
>>> Any links to support your figure?
>>>
>>
>> http://www.gartner.com/press_releases/asset_127553_11.html

> Well that just about says it all. Great link.

Yes a great link.

I am wondering who are those customers who actually bought 110 million dollars worth of new license of Informix. Are they existing customers buying new license as their business grew or totally new customers.

Also it is important to note that SQL Server grew by 18% despite not coming out with any new version. In fact in 2004 SS2000 was 4 yrs old. Tells a lot about it, right?

>

> Two words describe Informix, "embedded" and "legacy". One word is being
> marketed by IBM, the rest is just pure market reality. The only place
> left to go after embedded is entombed. Informix is living in a coma, and
> the damn thing just never seems to die, somebody take out the feeding tube!
>

> Informix will eventually fade into obscurity. Pity. All that goodness,
> all that greatness, all that hard work, all that 1.4% market share, down
> the shitter.
>
Received on Sun Nov 27 2005 - 20:07:31 CST

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