Re: No future for DB2--er I mean Informix

Data Goob said: > > I fail to fully appreciate being called a tosser--is that something > related to the circus? :-) A dwarf-tosser, yes. :o> > We both know the answer to the problem, marketing. Larry and Bill > haven't changed much in their "inferior" code in what +10 years for > Larry, and for Bill, SQL-Server hasn't changed much in at least 5 > years. I don't think they care too much about the "superior" > technology argument, but more about superior marketing. Yes. It's weird, it's almost as though technology and marketing are a zero-sum equation: the better something is written, the worse it is marketed. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche A smile is a gift that is free to the giver and precious to the recipient. But giving someone the finger is free too, and I find it more personal and sincere. sending to informix-list