RE: Install hangs on NT 4.0
Posted in 1999
I thought pigs could fly. Have you never seen a Police Helicopter ??? -----Original Message----- From: binbag@starjump.org [mailto:binbag@starjump.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 1:26 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Install hangs on NT 4.0 On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:12:36 -0400, "Bob Kline" <bobklin@idt.net> wrote: > >Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:7tv717$902$1@news.xmission.com... > >> And did you buy those products off Osborne Press as well? > >No. They were acquired from the normal channels (or directly from the >vendors) during the course of projects which required those database >packages. > >> Perhaps you should download proper evaluation software from >> www.intraware.com and install them before making rash judgements. > >Perhaps. I'm always happy to see competition in the DBMS market, but the >burden of proof rests with the competing vendor, <snip> I imagine that Informix Marketing droids are at this moment contacting Bob and politely asking him if he'd like any assistance with his evaluation of Informix, offering him CDs and manuals, putting him in touch with local consultants and generally helping him to make a sensible decision that compares equivalent products from each supplier. Of course, I also believe that the Earth is flat, pigs can fly and nuclear power is safe!!! Richard