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

Posted in 1997

Anthony Mandic — Tue, 02 Dec 1997 17:35:57 +1000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Gary L. Burnore wrote: > > Anthony Mandic wrote: > > :> I'm not refuting it. I'm saying it's not based on Sybases lack of row-level > :> locking. > : > : Well, how about enlightening us by telling what it is > : based on? > > It is, in my opinion, based on the fact that Sybase paid for the benchmark. No kidding! Isn't payola illegal in the States? (I wonder how much they paid? And do all the server companies keep uping their payments to get higher backmark results?) -am