Re: Informix Software is Finished...

In <342A34ED.200D@4mate.hr>, Dragi Raos wrote: >David Coburn wrote: >> >> Just when I thought I was getting away with it, the note decides to >> pop up...two days late. Yes, I know that both are true. But I still >> think that Informix ain't going anywhere. Also, looks to be a great >> buy at 6 something... >> >> David > >I also think that Informix is not leaving us, and that presently its >stock is probably good buying oportunity. > >Considering takovers (or just buying into the company), I think Oracle >is out of the question (would Larry admit they need Informix's >technology?) But, IMHO, other bad big guys, Microsoft, would do >themselves a service by investing in Informix. Consider: SQL server is You mean like the recent advance payment of funeral expences for Apple, by Microsoft. I don't think so, Informix is still in its late teens with bright technical knowledge, living in a community where grumpy old men like Oracle takes every chance to scare their own customers who intend to switch over to Informix by saying that Informix is going to die tomorrow or day after, just to deviate their customer's attention from their patched up old heart (RDBMS-Engine) which infact may stop pumping any day now unless they go for a heart transplantation (recoding of their RDBMS-engine). I don't think Microsoft want to announce in public, that another product of theirs (SQL server) is some kind of trash and they like to switch over to Informix's RDBMS, just like what they tried to do with Microsoft Money when they tried to for Quicken. So leave the marketing and management problems to the management, we must be concrned with the products, their quality and availability. Have a nice day Felix K. Mathews mailto:mathews@iname.com