Re: No future for DB2

Mark A said: > > DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows was not designed for the mainframe. It is > a > different code base than DB2 for z/OS. What?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? > TPC benchmarks are not exactly cheap since you really need a group of > people > working full time on it, and lot of expensive hardware. This can easily > add > up to a few million per year. IBM would rather that customers switch to > DB2. Yeah, IBM can ill afford to actually market anything. And as they have by now noticed, their unwillingness to benchmark IDS is not exactly winning them a loyal base of successfully migrated ex-Informix now-DB2 users, is it? So they are gently pissing that Billion away for the want of not spending a few mill. Great business logic. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche A smile is a gift that is free to the giver and precious to the recipient. But giving someone the finger is free too, and I find it more personal and sincere. sending to informix-list