Re: IBM Targets Low-End Database Market

Don't worry. Since understanding the manuals requires a PhD many people won't get past opening the box and reading the introduction. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:14 Subject: Re: IBM Targets Low-End Database Market > Jay Aymond wrote: > > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nf/20030523/bs_nf/21585 > > Far be it from me to cynically suspect that this is merely some > badge-engineering to try and muscle their way into the market with a > product nobody wants. Given that all their effort with the Informix product > set is to try and merge the code (ha! ha!) it would seem odd that they are > going to hive off some DB2-lite just for SMBs. So I suspect the technology > will be the same as the more expensive products, and no > feature-bloat-reduction will occur. > > Plus, have you ever tried to do business with IBM? I recently saw someone > turned down for a trivial amount of credit -- because they were a small > business. I'd have been horrified to be turned down for the amount in > question in my personal capacity. > > So, all the reasons why small customers stay away from DB2 in droves at the > moment will obviously disappear because some marketing droid came up with a > snappy name. > > Can anyone tell me what a "polished turd" is? :o)