RE: 1 Billion for Ascentail?

Posted in 2005

Dirk Moolman — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:05:58 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

When did this happen - where is the article ? -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of nobody Sent: 14 March 2005 02:45 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: 1 Billion for Ascentail? Man don't you feel ripped off that PG is selling Ass-n-tail for the same price he sold off Informix to IBM? Dont get me wrong, IBM isn't a bad home, however, man, We wuz robbed! Maybe now IBM realizes the bargin basement price they got for Informix? Can you imagine a segment on cash in the attic or antique road show, where Steve Mills comes in with the informix placard and says he bought it for a billion? Thats akin to finding a masterpiece of modern art at a garage sale for 15 dollars only for it to be worth 15,000. (You can switch to pounds, yen, sheckles ... you get the same idea.) I wonder if this means that PG is retiring? But hey, what do I know? ;-) >>> sending to informix-list