Re: Beware! the days of Oracle may be numbered

Tuomas Hosia wrote:
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> "KeyStroke (Jack L. Swayze Sr.)" <KeyStrk_at_Feist.Com> wrote :
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> Hmm ... I'd say you have Microsoft-only view. PC's are not going to be
> tha main platform for databases and there are no MS-products to real
> computers. PC:s have lot of CPU-power but IO is horrifying, by desing.

Guess what? the same thing was said about Unix machines by the Mainframe bigots. and guess what, it was true, and guess what, it didn't matter because the Unix machines were cheaper. "those who live by the sword...."

> Yes. And where do you find a company who can afford to sue Microsoft?
> Everybody who thinks otherwise can't calculate.

Suing, and coming out better for it, for breech of contract is a lot different than suing for antitrust laws. Chances are that MS would come to an agreement on a breech of contract a lot sooner than coming to agreement on something as far-reaching as an antitrust case.

> Which are the advantages then?
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> Easier to learn, maybe. If there are others, I'd like to hear them.

Integration, integration, integration. What most of us, who use computer software, mostly find valuable they provide. MS is the best at getting disparate software to work seamlessly together.

> I already know that SQL-Server corrupts data (has 'dirty' reads and
> it's on by default) and has same quality standards as other Microsoft
> products, which are almost useless.

Oh? Provide documentation. I would like to see your direct evidence of your _own_ experiments. Received on Mon Mar 15 1999 - 08:06:16 CST