Re: The end is near: Coca Cola switches to UDB
From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:21:18 -0500
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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:21:18 -0500
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"Mladen Gogala" <mladen_at_bogus.email.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:42:41 -0500, Bob Jones wrote:
>
>> So what. Plenty of companies moving the other direction.
>
> Oracle is number one in the world of databases, for a very long time.
> Their licensing policies are not making them more popular and all it takes
> is a few big names, like CC, for the people to adopt new trend
>
I think it will take a lot more than that. Oracle has never been as strong as now. Software industry will likely consolidate into 4 major companies: Oracle, IBM, MS, and SAP. Small vendors will either be bought out or remian in specialized markets. Received on Fri Oct 09 2009 - 21:21:18 CDT