Re: Beware! the days of Oracle may be numbered

So is your contention that Microsoft has a revolutionary product, ala DB2 vs IDMS; a new metaphor, ala Client/Server vs Mainframe? Are you saying we would all be happier as SQL Server developers? That we'd make more money doing it? That we should all buy Microsoft stock?

No, I think what you are saying is that any vendor which controls the O/S can leverage other products into their customer base. This is true. We all know about IBM and how they controlled the glass house. Microsoft has taken their place, remember cc:Mail? This is all old news.

Why don't you tell us something useful, or quit wasting bandwidth. We are all busy trying to get work done...

"KeyStroke (Jack L. Swayze Sr.)" wrote:
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> Here is another link that explains my position even better than I can:
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> http://www.forbes.com/forbes/99/0222/6304050a.htm
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> if you don't read any other post in this thread, at least do yourself the favour
> of reading this article.
Received on Mon Mar 15 1999 - 09:57:28 CST