Re: Major crackdown on Informix products/ports ?

Felix Mathews wrote: > Hi-Folks > > Earlier I posted a similar message in the news group, but it didn't > appear in Informix-mail-list, that is why I am posting it again, > because I think this new strategy is of much importance developers. > > [SNIP cause it hurts having to read it!] > > > Does this mean the new CEO will even abandon porting to Mid and low > end Unix servers ? and not even think about a port to Linux ( leaving > that big Linux lobby in tears ). What happened to those attractive > estimates made by the Linux lobby showing ( big volume with small > profit) big > profit !!! > Sounds that way. But then again, Bob has been known to target his speech to theaudience telling them what he thinks that they want to hear. Seems that they may be backing off that strategy. Only time will tell. Looks like they are operating without knowing or considering all the facts. As to the estimates of the Linux lobby, Mr. Saranga is appearently not interested in hearing these numbers, or maybe just not interested in hearing from me. (I guess its all that dumpster diving I did while in S.F ;-) Seriously though, Informix has been lax on their market research and their market planning. This causes them to miss large opportunities and then race around trying to get on board at the last minute. > Or is it like shooting the horse just because > you don't know how to ride ? > Well, I heard from a source at Informix that horse tastes like chicken! ;-) I think that a new marketing slogan for Informix should be: "Informix Software: A Solution Looking for a Problem" [1] Even as we speak, the illustrious IIUG is meeting with Informix to discuss whatever Informix wants them to say *yes* to. (Boy am I going to get flames about that one.) Linux is a topic of the discussion, but I'm sure that Mike Saranga is going to say his famous quote "Show me the numbers". While this may seem like a rant, cause it is, I think Informix is making a big mistake. They don't realize what will happen when they distroy their *grass roots* by forcing everyone to go to Oracle for their *commodity* database needs. Oracle also offers high end solutions. So, if I am going to use Oracle for my every day database, and I know that they also have a *workable* solution to my esoteric needs, which database vendor would I choose? -Take what I say with a pound of salt, a case of limes and a case of "to kill-ya" Mikey[1] Copyright 1998 Michael Segel Inc. All rights reserved. (Hey! I may make a t-shirt and I may wantto sell it at the Users Conference ;-)