Re: Informix#@!& -- enough is enough!

I disagree. Oracle is NOT "superior" to Informix, there are simply more jobs generated per Oracle license than Informix for some reason. This was true even before the current massive disparity existed between Informix and Oracle in the number of in-use engine licenses. So from the "employee" point of view, you could possibly say that Oracle is a better thing to know than Informix. But don't say it is a superior product . . .that doesn't wash. David "Jamie Nash" <jnash@protek.co.uk> on 05/28/98 02:49:02 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: (bcc: David Coburn/ISG/WVUS/WorldVision) Subject: Re: Informix#@!& -- enough is enough! > >: Give Oracle credit, they may not have the 'best' database on the >: market, but they're obviously *far* superior on the 'business' side than >: Informix. > >Not really. Oracle went through similar turmoil some years ago for >"questionable" recognition of revenue. They will have the same situation as >Informix this past quarter if they decide to change the revenue recognition >policy as did Informix. > Listen, I am an Informix person through and through, infact I've never touched an Oracle system. However, I KNOW that Oracle is superior to Informix, its a fact. In the UK last year there was something like 50000 Oracle Dev jobs advertised last year, whereas Informix had around 8000. 50000 can't be wrong (I want them to be though) Jamie