Re: Market Share - flame

In article <1u0hhoINNjib@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> jparker@hpbs2561.boi.hp.com (Jack Parker) writes: >... >Yes I understand that market share is just another piece in the grand puzzle >determining what product to purchase - and that nobody in their right mind >(I hope) would dream of basing their purchase decision based solely on this >piece of the puzzle. I just feel that it is such a SMALL piece of the puzzle >as to be practically meaningless - unless of course you're talking about >purchasing a product with .0023% of the market. Market share can be a pretty strong factor in a software package developer's decision on what RDBMS(s) to support. You don't want to be pushing against the current by choosing one with small market share, especially in certain vertical markets where a particular RDBMS may dominate. Steve -- Stephen Szalla Co-Cam Computer Group, Melbourne, Australia sms@mel.cocam.oz.au Tel: +61 3 286 3456 Fax: +61 3 417 7857