Re: Why do I need New Era?

Tim Schaefer (tschaefe@gate.net) wrote: [ stuff deleted ] : You know, back in the '70's the photography industry when through a similar : change. Professional photographers had increasingly more competition from : non-professional photographers because there was an explosion of access to : good quality equipment at a lower cost. It changed the whole market. Maybe Possibly a good analogy. When you want a snapshot of your daughter, I bet you don't hire a photographer. But do you rely on a non-pro when it comes to her wedding photographs? : INFORMIX is trying to keep their products away from the masses, by charging : prices only large companies can pay. It will backfire on them, as people go Maybe you should think of it as prices that pros are prepared to pay? (providing the pros can be convinced that it's cost-effective) : for the highly accessable, clearly defined, low-cost solution. It depends on what they think their market is. It looks to me as if the (japanese) photo equipment manufacturers and the (better) pro photographers both manage to make good profits. For me, the jury is still out as to whether NewEra is one of the better enterprise development tools. I *know* that I can't implement a 2000 user client server system with VB or PowerBuilder. I don't know whether I can do it with NewEra. -- graeme -- Disclaimer: The author's opinions are his own, and not necessarily those of Pyramid Technology Ltd. or Pyramid Technology Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -m------- Graeme Sargent Voice: +44 (0)252 373035 ---mmm----- Senior Database Consultant Fax : +44 (0)252 373135 -----mmmmm--- Pyramid Technology Ltd. Telex: Tell who??? -------mmmmmmm- Farnborough, Hants GU14 7PL Email: graeme@pyra.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have the technology. The tricky bit is learning how to use it.