Re: Informix vs Oracle, Sybase +...

---- you wrote: > > Art > > Not to be heretical here :-), but I read the book "Gorilla Game" by > Kippola, et al, last weekend, and suddenly the reason why Informix, in > spite of being on-time with its deliveries and having a better product, > still loses out to Oracle, becomes clear. It has nothing to do with the > product or timeliness and everything about being there first and > capitalizing on it. It also means that Oracle, due to its market > positioning, can get away with much more than Informix and that Informix > will be penalized harder by its customers (new ones as well as existing > ones) for smaller infractions than comparable ones by Oracle. Simply put, > Oracle has the market by the b***s and Informix hasn't. And if the book is > to be believed (and it sure sounds logical), this is how its going to be, > regardless of how much horn-tooting Informix does. Not to beat about the bush, the reason Informix don't have a better name is MARKETING! One of their best marketing efforts was when they convinced THEMSELVES that they had finally got a decent marketing dept. Now that WAS loser friendly! Jean-Yves needs to get hold of Diane by the balls (rumour has it she has them) and swing her round his head while she shouts about how good Informix is. That way the faster he swings, the louder she will shout. I must say she can't be all that bad at marketing, as she convinced the board that she was good at marketing. > And before you think to yourself, "whats up with Einstein heah?", I find > this situation as frustrating as most others on this NG. And no, I am not a > spokesperson for the authors of the book, Oracle or Informix :-). Right on dude! And if you know of anyone that can send them a clue, then do it! AB ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com