Re: New Era is a PC product ( was reply )

In article <3rur8o$alo@homer.alpha.net>, tar@ems001.emsystem.com wrote: > >I wonder whether Informix will let NewEra die on the vine like they >did with Wingz/Hyperscript. The key to frontend development tools >is having many - many programmers coding with the product and >creating more add-in tools. Look at VB. Informix would do well >by "giving" the single user version (bundled with a MS Windows SE engine) >away, and getting people to use it. My opinion is Informix doesn't know >how to compete in the PC market and if it thinks it isn't in that >market, they have wasted a lot of time and resources with NewEra. Tom, We had this discussion in the c.d.i forum a while back, but the discussion died off. I agree with you for the most part. As radical as I get, I hadn't suggested the "give-away" idea, but it does sound like a good idea. Last week I downloaded the Personal ORacle Geewiz Objects 2000 for Windows NT, and I like it, even though the data base vendor makes me cringe. The interface looks like a grown-up Access. It would be refreshing to see INFORMIX reach out to their community a bit with some products in the same manner as Oracle. Yes, if it's good you don't need to give it away. But a little end-user interference--er I mean input could help to make it a better product. ( The install was of course seamless. ) What goes around comes around, right? Tim PS is "tar" -- \\\\|// (O|O) ==============================---o00--(_)--00o---============================ Tim Schaefer tschaefe@gate.net http://www.gate.net/~tschaefe The Computer Business Company, Inc. INXUTIL 2.0 is now absolutely FREE --------------------------And now another Gump moment------------------------ RUN you stupid sonofabich RUN! --The Coach =============================================================================