From: "Niall Litchfield" Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix,comp.databases.ibm-db2,comp.databases.oracle.server References: <3D7B40D1.9040107@ca.ibm.com> <3d7b4ad2$0$29907$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <3D7B7663.4070909@ca.ibm.com> <3D7C423E.8060500@postmaster.co.uk> <3d7c59dd$0$1285$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com> <3D7C5BD9.40005@postmaster.co.uk> Subject: Re: DB2 or Oracle Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:36:11 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Lines: 24 Message-ID: <3d7c7999$0$8506$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: userak92.uk.uudial.com X-Trace: 1031567770 news.dial.pipex.com 8506 62.188.134.66 X-Complaints-To: abuse@uk.uu.net "Richard" wrote in message news:3D7C5BD9.40005@postmaster.co.uk... > > What difference does it make? Or rather what difference is it claimed to > > make. > > It undermines the credibility of the person making the assertion. But its just marketing. Like the 'Unbreakable' claim. I almost never believe marketing. Mind you good PR does have some advantages - like it stops you referring to yourself as stupiddickhead :-( -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission UK ***************************************** Please include version and platform and SQL where applicable It makes life easier and increases the likelihood of a good answer ******************************************