Re: informix market share

On 2005-11-27, rkusenet <rkusenet_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote in message news:1133072999.816373_at_yasure...
>> rkusenet wrote:
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>>> Add to it, IDS runs on 20 out of 25 top grocery chains in North America,
>>> and about 80% of all retail shops like Wal-Mart, Sears etc.
>>
>> And how many of those 20 grocery chains and 80% of retail shops are
>> also running SQL Server and Oracle?
>
> They must be using SS and O, most likely for their packaged applications.
> Most of the best-of-the-breed packages support SS and O and the
> customer is forced to buy them even if they are not a shop of these databases.
>
> I know for sure that retail shops like Walmar, Kmart,Sears,Homedepot
> run their stores applications on Informix. In grocery, Publix, PriceChopper,
> Krogers run it on Informix. Safeway use to run and they migrated to SS
> in 2003.

        OTOH, I know another retailer that's seriously considering mysql for their store applications. Informix is seen as a deadend. While they're updating to the latest release for their current installations, they are actively seeking out a platform to migrate to.

        The fact that they're using today just means that these types of companies are prone to inertia. The observed conditions don't necessarily indicate a satisfiaction level with the support prospects for Informix.

        This is firsthand information subject to NDA.

>
>>
>> Seems to me this is rather creative use of statistics. No doubt
>> Microsoft can similarly claim that 100% of them use MS Access.
>
>

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