Re: db2 vs oracle

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:16:08 -0700
Message-ID: <1093911424.393951_at_yasure>


robert wrote:
> Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:<CxGXc.19631$A8.18211@edtnps89>...
> ...Sybase sold their soul to Microsoft by
>

>>giving them what is now SQL Server.
>>

>
>
> and all of them, near as i can tell, have sold their souls to
> XML Data Storage, thus eviscerating the relational model, and
> taking us back to IMS. i hope they're all Real Proud of themselves.
>
> annoyed and distraught,
> robert

I agree. There is a proper place for XML. XML is good. But it is no more the solution to every problem than is a nail.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)
Received on Tue Aug 31 2004 - 02:16:08 CEST

Original text of this message