RE: Why you can't trust IBM when it comes to committing to Informix.
Everybody knows that the answer is either "42" or "... because a motorcycle doesn't have wings." > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:33:57 -0500> Subject: Re: Why you can't trust IBM when it comes to committing to Informix.> From: floyd@fwellers.com> To: MARTINFU@de.ibm.com; damorgan@psoug.org; informix-list-bounces@iiug.org; informix-list@iiug.org> > Oooh. A quiz. I love quizzes. LOL.> > The quality of the reveal would be totally dependent on the amount of> consciousness applied to your question. In other words, it depends on who> you're asking. :-)))> > > > > ----- Original Message -----> Subject: Re: Why you can't trust IBM when it comes to committing to Informix.> Date: Tue, March 25, 2008 6:57> From: "Martin Fuerderer" <MARTINFU@de.ibm.com>> Interesting question!> >> > Another (interesting?) question:> >> > Why do we use cutlery (i.e. knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon, etc.)> > for eating?> > Couldn't we just have a swiss army knife and use that instead?> >> > So, why is nobody asking this question today?> >> > Because as a civilization we have gone through many years of> > development and it is clearly apparent to most people that> > having specialized tools for eating (i.e. cutlery) is much better> > and easier than using a "one-for-all" tool like a swiss army knife.> > We'd use the swiss army knife for something else, but normally> > not for eating.> > Hypothetically ask the same question to stone age people and> > you may well get a different answer (or reaction).> >> > Last question:> >> > What can be revealed about the development level of the> > person when this person asks a question?> >> > Think about possible answers ... and have fun! :)> >> > Regards,> > Martin> > --> > Martin Fuerderer> > IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany> > Information Management> >> > IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH> > Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Martin Jetter> > Board of Management: Herbert Kircher> > Corporate Seat: Boeblingen, Germany> > Reg.-Gericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294> >> > informix-list-bounces@iiug.org wrote on 23.03.2008 17:59:14:> >> > > Neil Truby wrote:> > >> > > > But the premise of your question is wrong in any case because, as Eric> >> > > > points out, ""IDS neither competes with nor represents an alternative> > to> > > > DB2. Rather, IDS represents an embeddable transaction-oriented RDBMS> > > > featuring valuable capabilities that distinguish it from DB2 in a> > > > significant way." !> > >> > > Perhaps you might also want to ask why, if IDS, is IBM's answer for> > > an embeddable DB they did this?> > >> > > http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18C12573B800335866.html>; > >> > > Which is described as a "an embedded database with in-memory database> > > engine, which means it can store and retrieve data from main memory,> > > giving faster performance than traditional disk-based systems."> > > --> > > Daniel A. Morgan> > > University of Washington> > > damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)> > > _______________________________________________> > > Informix-list mailing list> > > Informix-list@iiug.org> > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list>; >> > _______________________________________________> > Informix-list mailing list> > Informix-list@iiug.org> > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list>; >> >> _______________________________________________> Informix-list mailing list> Informix-list@iiug.org> http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list _________________________________________________________________ How well do you know your celebrity gossip? http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707A