Re: IDS Next Version - features wanted - now widely off topic

If you look at the market analysts' reports, Oracle and IBM are neck and neck for market share. This means that, as far as Wall Street and related concentrations of power are concerned, Oracle is the enemy. It's the Gold Rule: "Who has the gold, rules". I have been told by a friend in IBM that the number one target platform for US SMB's leaving Informix is MySQL, but IBM does not care so long as they are not going to Oracle. (Disclaimer, I make no judgements on the accuracy of his statement, but I will vouch that he said it, which implies a mindset.) Sincerely, Christopher Coleman President Kansas City Informix Users Group www.iiug.org/kciug Database Analyst Medication Management Mediware Information Systems, Inc.

So, that might suggest that MySQL is next on IBM's target list of acquisitions? Interesting thoughts for the rumor mill...