Re: Database market share 2004

DA Morgan <damorgan@psoug.org> writes: > Neil Truby wrote: >> "DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message >> news:1117485555.324290@yasure... >> >>>Larry wrote: >>> >>>>Daniel, >>>> >>>> What makes this year different from any other? It's always >>>> backwards-looking, but that's the only way to capture actual >>>> data. >>>> >>> >>>Gartner also makes predictions. Not accurate ones but predictions. >> Don't know if it's the same in the US, but over here in Blighty the >> supposedly independent analysts Gartner have attracted a lot of >> criticism for advocating off-shoring in their editorials whilst at >> the same time having an active consultancy arm that, er, helps >> companies off-shore! > > In my opinion, and it is only "my" opinion ... Gartner Group has the > ethics of a great white shark in a feeding frenzy. Not sure about > "here in Blighty" but they are most certainly a blight: If not a boil. They have a history of having opinions in keeping with the sorts of monies flowing towards them. I remember starting to _really_ disbelieve them when their "Itanium everywhere" opinions started coming out back in about 2000. I daresay I haven't yet seen a single Itanium system deployed. I gather that they exist, but in such tiny quantities as to be not of commercial importance. -- "cbbrowne","@","ca.afilias.info" <http://dev6.int.libertyrms.com/>; Christopher Browne (416) 673-4124 (land)