Re: Article about supposed "murky" future for Oracle]

Posted in 2004

Andrew Hamm — Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:17:45 +1000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Jonathan Leffler wrote: > FYI. > > Ron <fdf@dmb.no> wrote in comp.databases.informix: > > I found an interesting article by Karen Southwick about Oracle's > > supposed "murky" (in her own words) future. Can someone counter her > > arguments. > > > > http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5072299.html > > > > Should I select Oracle or should I go with > > > > PostgreSQL.com (free and in my opinion, extremely reliable), MYSQL, > > MS SQL Server or DB2? > > > > Thanks! > > Hmmm; IDS springs to mind... The reference to PostGreasQL sounds like those poorly disguised spams from the Postgres camp. As for the article - interesting. I gotta tell you, during that deadly 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, I had my voodoo doll on active duty...