Re: Informix limitations, should we be using Oracle?

Tim Schaefer wrote:

> 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
>

Oracle also has the better boat. But I would have liked to have seen each point addressed because there are many of us that come here for educational purposes and learn from the answers.

Even an answer that says "Go to http://.... and read article xyz" would be useful.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Oct 17 2002 - 17:21:16 CEST