Re: Microsoft destroys TPC-C records!

From: Norris <jcheong_at_cooper.com.hk>
Date: 2000/03/13
Message-ID: <8ahhqj$1365$1@adenine.netfront.net>#1/1

Do you mean the fast performance of Windows 2000/SQLServer 8.0 is not related to the speed of COM+ ?

In comp.databases.sybase Michael D. Long <lead_dog_at_bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I followed the link that you posted and now understand why this
> middleware publication is confused about the part that COM+
> serves in the TPC-C results.
 
> *** If you look at the source code in Appendix A of the full disclosure
> report

> you will note that none of the features indicated above are even referenced, > much less actually used!!!

> I'm not trying to bash Microsoft, but I think misleading statements by
> marketing
> organizations are a disservice to all of us.

> Mike

> Norris wrote in message <8aa53e$2874$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>...
>>To see MS innovations and how SQL Server 2000 achieved world record TPC-C
performance and price/performance results:
>>
>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/msdnlib.idc?theURL=/library/backgrnd/html/m
egasrvs.htm
>>
>>
>>In comp.databases.sybase Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam>
wrote:
>>> On 9 Mar 2000 02:00:23 GMT, Norris <jcheong_at_cooper.com.hk> wrote:

>>>>>> > Everything any culture on the planet has today is
>>>>>> > ALL built on somebody else's work.

>>> Don't have the slightest problem with this. That's what makes progress
>>> work.

>>> PROVIDED we are talking about "building on".

>>> Badge-engineering and term re-invention like MS does all the time
>>> is what I'm against. This is not the same as "building on somebody
>>> else's work". This is crap, desguised as marketing.

>>> Many years ago, it was the norm to use tar and feathers for what MS
>>> marketing does. Nowadays, the stock market hikes up the share price
>>> when MS re-names something instead of "building on something"...
>>
>>
>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Nuno Souto
>>> nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam
>>> http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den/index.html
>>
>>
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Received on Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00:00 CST