Re: Future of Informix.

Arun Shastry <arun@accentsoftware.com> wrote: >You spoke for me Mark :-) > >We have been an Informix diehard group for the last 8 years, but now >it's time to move on. Our biggest issue with this company has been >the lack of support and help to small consulting firms like us. We tried >very hard to get into their partnership program, but they always have >some excuse or other to deny us. Even with partnerships, I don't think >we would've had any better luck. Take Microsoft or Oracle for example, >they'd give their right hand for their partners - education, consulting >leads, user groups, and more. Doesn't Oracle cost a whole lot more than Informix? If true, no wonder Oracle can afford this partnership stuff. What is the price comparison for equal licenses? No offense, but from my point of view, I would rather keep licenses cheap, than support partnerships I don't use. Your point is a little like asking gas stations to help pay for your car, at the expense of higher-priced gas for the rest of us. ---------------------------- Weight is the result of friction between mass & gravity. My *real* .sig awaits future display technology (sent with Agent 1.5/32)