Re: Is Oracle the worst-documented product of all time?

On Mon, 07 Jul 1997 22:46:46 GMT, rburton_at_rohms.com.NOJUNKMAIL! (Richard Burton) wrote:

>A "Newbie's" view of Oracle
>
>I'm about a month into Oracle, and I feel somewhat obligated to
>document some of my frustrations and opinions on various issues. I
>have no intention of slamming the company or its products, but at the
>same time, I can't help but be appalled at how unnecessarily difficult
>it is to go from zero-to-twenty. I want to make note of these things
>for several reasons:
>

The reason that Oracle hasn't got good documentation or good tech support is that those two things have nothing to do with their corporate aims. It's that simple. Also, Oracle's weakness (that the software requires an expert to install, configure, use, and maintain) is its strength in the sense that this is a great source of consulting income.

Kevin Kelleher Received on Tue Jul 08 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT