Re: Personal Oracle

In article <3fpqdv$6at_at_news.csus.edu>, sac50216_at_saclink1.csus.edu (Eric Pierce) wrote:

>As has been commented on before here and elsewhere, Oracle is shoving
>Windows down everybody's throat since CDE2 only runs on Windows. You
>will NOT be able to do design on anything but Windows. Incredible but
>true. There will be very limited character-mode runform support.
>
>Rumor has it that some bizzare and/or repulsive internal management
>politics at Oracle caused all this.
>
>If there is a massive uproar by the Non-Windows users, maybe things will
>change? (Ha Ha)
>
>EP

Oracle isn't shoving Windows down anyone's throat (and thank goodness! :) ). Oracle, like most other software vendors, has more development resources on the Windows platform since that is where the lionshare of the desktop marketplace is. It is only logical that products would see the light of day first from the development groups with the most resources. CDE2 will be available on the Macintosh as will Personal Oracle7 and the Workgroup Server.

Since I don't deal with UNIX (outside of AUX) here, I can't comment on any other platforms.

I'm a Mac bigot, and proud of it! :-)
--Doug

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Doug Bitting
Oracle Worldwide Customer Support
Apple Desktop Products Group
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine, not my employer's!