RE: Great opportunity for Informix

Posted in 2000

John Carlson — Wed, 25 Oct 2000 11:12:42 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> -----Original Message----- > From: Obnoxio The Clown [mailto:obnoxio@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 12:04 PM > To: John_Carlson@whsmithusa.com; informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Great opportunity for Informix > > > From: John Carlson <John_Carlson@whsmithusa.com> > > > >Has anyone at Informix been able to jump on this one? Marketing > >opportunities abound . . . . > > > >http://www.vnunet.com/News/1112903 > > Heh, this is a joke, right? Hoping for new things with the new management . . . . great technology, poor marketing. > > 1. Informix still can't market their way out of a paper bag (they're > starting from a very low base, remember) Agreed. They need to get the word out concerning XPS on Linux . . . . . > b) Oracle have never shipped anything on time. While that may be true, why not a little counter-marketing? "By the way, instead of waiting for <insert favorite Oracle product here>, why not use <insert Informix product here> right now?" Or am I being too simplistic??