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Re: Survey...Please help and respond!!

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:05:32 -0800
Message-ID: <1163264731.86286@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


hpuxrac wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:

>> hpuxrac wrote:
>>> DA Morgan wrote:
>>>> peteh wrote:
>>>>> DA Morgan wrote:
>>>>>> DB2 is being marginalized and won't be a serious player in 5-7 years.
>>>>> LOL - guess this solves for good the mystery of what "DA" stands for...
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete H
>>>> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/247276_software07.html
>>>>
>>>> Take away z/OS and AS400 and IBM's share is about the same as
>>>> that of Informix or Sybase: In other words ... DB2 is being
>>>> marginalized. In 5-7 years ... the current DB2 workforce will
>>>> be retired. How many 20-30 year olds are learning DB2 today?
>>>> How many colleges/universities are teaching DB2? How many
>>>> private training companies support the product?
>>> Who exactly noted that you could or should "Take away z/OS and AS400"?
>> http://www.answers.com/topic/marginalization
>> To relegate or confine to a lower or outer limit or edge, as of social
>> standing.
>>
>> That's what the word means.

>
> Why are you attempting to hijack this thead?
>
> What questions posed by the OP are relevant to some rant against DB2?
>
> If you want to start some separate thread of conversation, go for it.
> To me it looks like just another attempt to spam people with your
> favorite url.
>
>> --
>> Daniel A. Morgan
>> University of Washington
>> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>> (replace x with u to respond)
>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
>> www.psoug.org

If you don't want me to respond in this group then email me off-line.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Sat Nov 11 2006 - 11:05:32 CST

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