Re: SQL server Vs Oracle

David <desertfox_at_thegrid.net> wrote in message news:aD2_2.569$i4.60139_at_alfalfa.thegrid.net...
> Donning Asbestos Flame Suite:
>

You better, with postings like this!

> Just like all things Microsoft, it is inevitable SQL Server will dominate
> the database market. Just think about it, there hasn't been a market that
> Microsoft hasn't ultimately dominated if given enough time. I remember in
> the early days when there were fierce battles and speculation as to who
> would dominate this market or that. Lets take a look at it:
> Microsoft has dominated the following and has left its respective competitor
> for dead:
> Operating Systems: Windows(DOS) vs. OS/2

Oh yeah, the OS market is Windows and OS2. Obviously...

> Word Processors: Word vs. WordPerfect
> Spreadsheets: Excel vs. Quattro Pro
> C++ Compilers: MSVC vs. Borland
> Office Suites: MS Office vs. Lotus Suite

All PC based products. Not markets.

>
> Microsoft is currently engaged in the following battles:
> NT vs. Unix

Another OS market ? <G>

> IIS vs. Unix web servers (apache etc)

Internet market?

> SQL Server vs. Oracle

Database market?

> Internet Explorer vs. Netscape Navigator
>

Internet market? Again??

> Although the battle is raging on with Microsoft slightly behind in the web
> server and Database areas, just give them a little time. They are relative
> newcomers to these fields but the writing is on the wall. I develop internet
> applications and there is a saying among Microsoft developers:

Oh puh-leaze. Stop confusing products with market. That is the most childish argimentation I've heard from MS. Try to replace a market with a product, then claim the market when the product is down. CRAP!

>
> but their servers are only going to get better with time and if worse comes
> to worst you can always just add more hardware until they catch up. I could

Oh boy, the "add hardware to solve crap software problems" idea. First heard this one in the 60's from IBM. Still doing the rounds, by the looks of it. Still a load of rubbish.

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Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au
http://www.acay.com.au/~nsouto/welcome.htm Received on Tue May 11 1999 - 18:04:37 CDT