Re: Oracle TPC-A Benchmarks

In article <248i77$a61_at_infochi.com> rfinkel_at_infochi.com (Richard Finkelstein) writes:
>I've always wondered about these benchmarks. When the benchmarks
>are actually being performed, are the people performing the benchmark:
>
>1) looking very serious looking but laughing inside?
>
>2) holding their mouths tight trying to keep the laughter in?
>
>3) laughing hard and having a good laugh with the other people
>participating in the benchmark (hardware, software vendors and auditor)
>because they realize what a joke the whole thing is?
>
>4) being very serious because they know how much sales they can
>potentially make if they do a good job in fooling the public?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>-- Rich

	None of the above.
	They are upset and angry, because someone pulled them away from
	finishing the actual product and sent them to a benchmark center
	with poorly designed benchmark tools to generate meaningless numbers
	that will be fudged by marketing and grossly exaggerated by
	sales.

				- Vic

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Victor S. Rethy                                                   vic_at_netcom.com
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