RE: Informix Buyout

Well, When you have to diversify from your core business to chase markets like NT & GUI (because big wigs like pretty pictures), I think your asking for trouble or just dumb enough only to listen to market analysts. When your look at INFORMIX over the last five or so years, think of all the products that have been brought to market by INFORMIX.... Now think of how much the market has taken up the offering's.... How much resources do you think it takes to bring a product to market ? How long do you think it takes to return an overall profit on the product ? ..... I'm guessing they have lost heaps of doe ray me over the last few years because of diversification. One thing is certain, When money in the door slows down and money out the door speeds up your asking for a takeover and I can't think of any other company that has the proven record in software development like Microsoft. When you think Captain Billy boy has taken the idea of creating a dos for dummies environment and ran with it and now look at the giant he has made. I can't wait to see what will happen with INFORMIX and thank god we all have the opportunity to be there at the start. But remember it is still only a rumor.. Cheers, Tony. ---------- From: James McGovern To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: Informix Buyout Date: Wednesday, 30 April 1997 05:40 I have heard from an insider that Microsoft is planning on purchasing Informix and will be making their final decision on friday. I will post information here, when I learn more...