DA Morgan wrote:
> Serge Rielau wrote:
>> William Robertson wrote:
>>> So if Oracle and SQL Server are not the same we should complain about
>>> standards compatibility, while if Java and .Net are not the same that
>>> is OK?
>> The SQL standard came first. It was ours (the DB vendor's) to loose
>> and we did.
>> The same is happening with XQuery btw. MS Xquery != Oracle XQuery !=
>> IBM XQuery. And so it goes around and around...
> And the customer benefits as you guys are forced to improve your improve
> your products to compete.
Well. I have made my point you have made yours.
Either way those database independent apps exist and they appear to
becoming more rather than less.
Cheers
Serge
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Serge Rielau
DB2 Solutions Development
IBM Toronto Lab
Received on Fri May 25 2007 - 10:11:53 CDT
