Re: database market share 2003

Posted in 2004

Obnoxio The Clown — Fri, 4 Jun 2004 08:34:10 +0100 (BST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

rkusenet said: > Why are we guys even interested in this product any more ? For the same reason people buy Ferraris, despite the miniscule market share? -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco sending to informix-list

↪ replying to Obnoxio The Clown

Neil Truby — Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:28:00 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message news:c9par1$def$1@news.xmission.com... > > > rkusenet said: > > > Why are we guys even interested in this product any more ? > > For the same reason people buy Ferraris, despite the miniscule market share? But Ferraris are expensive, kept that way by a parent company which really wants people to buy its mainstream product instead, appeal only to zealots, are astonishingly expensive to buy regular maintenance for and ... oh, I see your point.