Re: Comparison of DB2 and Oracle?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:29:44 -0700
Message-ID: <1098250132.913689_at_yasure>


Rhino wrote:

> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1098155825.612649_at_yasure...
>

>>Rhino wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>Secondly, when you post and ask such questions here ... all you are
>>>>going to get are people's opinions ... some very biased opinions.
>>>
>>>
>>>That's why I was hoping to hear from people who had used both Oracle and

>
> DB2
>
>>>but weren't employees (or resellers) of either of them. The marketing
>>>information by the vendor always tends to be skewed in some way that is
>>>favourable to the vendor but not necessarily a fair way.
>>
>>So what exactly is the value given by people in the DB2 usenet group
>>saying "We're best" while the people in the Oracle usenet groups say
>>"We're best"?
>>

>
> I was actually hoping to hear from people who had used BOTH products so that
> they could tell me which they prefered and why.
>
> Rhino

I've used both and would gladly tell you which I prefer and why. But not when, in my opinion, you start off with a bold faced lie. Following that lie you then claim to not be a troll and not to be trying to start a flame war.

I wasn't going to believe the first lie ... why should I not suspect the second and third statements of being of equal value?

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Wed Oct 20 2004 - 07:29:44 CEST

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