Re: Informix limitations, should we be using Oracle?

On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:21:16 GMT, Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:

Obnoxio's post answered a good chunk of the issues / Oracle marketing points/ etc.

>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 - 17:22:52 CEST