Mark Townsend wrote:
> There are a few common misconceptions in this thread.
>
> 1. 99% of Oracle customers are also running IBM, MS SQLServer and MySQL.
> They aren't. The numbers are much smaller. If you would like to contact
> me offline I can provide some more realistic numbers. I would be fully
> prepared to accept that the reverse is true however :-)
>
> 2. DB2 is a natural choice for IBM hardware/storage. It's not. If you
> would like to contact me offline I can provide some reasons why.
>
> 3. Oracle is a natural choice for Sun harwdare/storage. It is, but it's
> not the only natural choice. If you would like to contact me offline I
> can provide some other choices.
>
> 3. There are no mission critical applications running on Oracle Database
> 10g. There are. Even in Australia. If you would like to contact me
> offline I can provide some examples.
>
> 4. I throw rocks and covet Noons' doolies (whatever those are). I don't.
> I do throw a good party, and I do have some very staunch friends in
> Bondi that owe me a favor or three. Noons can decide for himself if this
> is an invitation or a threat. No need to contact me offline or online
> for this one.
>
> 5. Last but not least I do work for Oracle (although the Oracle people
> will tell you that's probably the biggest misconception of all). Working
> out how to contact me offline is not too hard to do.
I'm bringing that bottle of scotch I promised. I may not always be
right: But I am always enjoying life.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Received on Tue May 17 2005 - 23:31:33 CDT
