Re: Informix vs. Sybase vs. Oracle vs. (gasp) MS SQL Server

On Thu, 27 Nov 1997 19:31:31 +1000, Anthony Mandic <no_sp.am@agd.nsw.gov.au> wrote: >Michael Segel wrote: >> >> Anthony Mandic wrote: >> >> > I feel tempted to state the same here, but I'd rather ask why >> > some of Informix's top programmers have jumped ship and joined >> > Orable? (According to what I've read recently in the trade >> > papers) >> >> Who said that they were the *top* programmers. :-) > > The trade papers (not that they know anything 99.99% of the time). > >> If I remember correctly, Informix bought Illustra around that time, if >> you catch my drift. > > Ah, the net closes in. Quoting from "computing" magazine in the UK: "In a humiliating double blow, Informix has admitted overestimating revenues by $236 million over a three year period... ...The company has now admitted that in 1996 its turnover was over $200 million less than the $939 million orignally claimed. In fact, Informix made a loss of $73.6 million rather than a profit of $97.8 million in 1996...." Sounds like they are up the proverbial creek... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The above message reflects my own views, not those of Hewlett Packard. When emailing me, please note that there is no '.junk' in my address.