Re: informix market share

On 2005-11-27, rkusenet <rkusenet@yahoo.com> wrote: > > "DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message news:1133072999.816373@yasure... >> rkusenet wrote: >> >>> Add to it, IDS runs on 20 out of 25 top grocery chains in North America, >>> and about 80% of all retail shops like Wal-Mart, Sears etc. >> >> And how many of those 20 grocery chains and 80% of retail shops are >> also running SQL Server and Oracle? > > They must be using SS and O, most likely for their packaged applications. > Most of the best-of-the-breed packages support SS and O and the > customer is forced to buy them even if they are not a shop of these databases. > > I know for sure that retail shops like Walmar, Kmart,Sears,Homedepot > run their stores applications on Informix. In grocery, Publix, PriceChopper, > Krogers run it on Informix. Safeway use to run and they migrated to SS > in 2003. OTOH, I know another retailer that's seriously considering mysql for their store applications. Informix is seen as a deadend. While they're updating to the latest release for their current installations, they are actively seeking out a platform to migrate to. The fact that they're using today just means that these types of companies are prone to inertia. The observed conditions don't necessarily indicate a satisfiaction level with the support prospects for Informix. This is firsthand information subject to NDA. > >> >> Seems to me this is rather creative use of statistics. No doubt >> Microsoft can similarly claim that 100% of them use MS Access. > > -- Negligence will never equal intent, no matter how you attempt to distort reality to do so. This is what separates ||| the real butchers from average Joes (or Fritzes) caught up in / | \\ events not in their control. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com