Re: Informix limitations, should we be using Oracle?

Daniel,

If you were doing a serious evaluation of XPS vs Oracle, would you __really__ put something out into a newsgroup such as this?

I would think a serious individual would take the information presented by various vendors, and ask __THEM__ for rebuttal to questions, not a newsgroup. I'd be embarrased if my boss found out where I was getting my information if they found me over in newsgroups hoping to get answers to questions about a product our company may or may not buy, when the right thing to do is ask the vendor(s) and get THEM to give you a straight answer. The vendor will probably have answers to each and every question. If I __were__ to post questions to a newsgroup regarding vendor claims it would be posed a lot differently, and in a way to get honest answers.

I would also tend to think that people who show up here and in your favorite newsgroup are usually paid for their advice and evaluations. Many of the folks here are happy to help, but this smacks of sheer laziness, or a troll from a marketing department.

If you want the short answer from me, Oracle has better marketing thus it will be the right choice hands down. The customer will feel better, and nobody will blame them for buying something marketed almost as pervasive as Microsoft.

Thanks,

Tim

"Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3DAD80BE.28E4BAC7_at_exesolutions.com...
> "Simon M." wrote:
>
> Assuming Simon's questions are sincere ... why is it that no one is
> honestly dealing with each and every one of them and providing guidance? I
> was really hoping one person would deal, point-by-point with his posting.
> The answers so far have ranged from insulting to non-responsive which I
> would take, were I Simon, as a push toward Oracle.
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
Received on Wed Oct 16 2002 - 19:04:34 CEST