Re: Major crackdown on Informix products/ports ?

Nils Myklebust wrote: > > On Fri, 06 Mar 1998 12:35:15 +0000, Michael Segel > <mikey@segel.NO.SPAM.KINGOFMYDOMAIN.SPAM.NO.com> wrote: > > >Gee, > >We used to run SCO on a laptop for demos. > >I guess you could run SCO, NT or even Linux > >now adays. > > > >So what's the real advantage? Its like telling a > >2K a night call girl to walk the streets for $50.00. > > The real advantage? But dear Mike, there are some who run Windows 95 > on their laptops and even other PC's as well. Just a few. They may > have good reasons for that or bad or non in particular or whatever. > That's not all that interesting. The interesting part remains what > people want to buy. If you think you can make a professional product > for them it isn't wrong to do so. And it is possible notwithstanding > some peoples aversions. > Well, I'd love to get a 2K a night call girl for $50.00 who wouldn't. (OK, you know what I mean so don't go there!) > But again if there is a > demand from customers Informix may not be fools for listening. Others > have said that Informix need to be customer oriented, listen to their > customers. This may be what they are doing. > Ahh yeah. I'd like to see the market research for this decisions. I'd also like to see the P/L for this too. (Also think of the support headaches you will face.) But of course there are other OS ports that would actually be easier and cheaper, and does have *customer* support. > Of course such a port neither need to nor should stop Informix from > doing other important ports. > Like Linux? :-) I think you see my point. I'm not against a win-95 port. Only now you are entering the microsloth product, and you have larger hurdles to face. Linux has a demand. Is easier to port. Well, you know what I mean and where I am going. I don't want to sound like that idiot from BMC who keeps cross posting. Even still, What's the latest word from Bob? -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** * Attention * -*- Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly -*- Due to ACSI's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until they modify their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************