RE: IBM's market share in databases on unix

> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:15:59 +0000 > From: obnoxio@serendipita.com > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: IBM's market share in databases on unix > > dba6319@gmail.com wrote: > > And I thought professional whiners in cdi claim that Oracle is > > more than IBM + Microsoft combined after IBM took over Informix. > > [SNIP] > > I read that as hardware has grown from 25% to 39%. And frankly, I'm > surprised it's not more, given that IBM is really the only mainstream > big-iron Unix left. > Clearly the OP can't read or discern Hardware from Software sales. To OTC's point... Customers are purchasing Intel based E5500 series chip sets and are looking at distributed solutions. Larry is correct in that their purchase of Sun, they are now able to better compete and beat IBM at their own game. Of course IBM itself will also be key in helping them do it. ;-) -G _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/