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

Keith Willis wrote: > 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...." An interesting citation. One off losses aren't that much a problem for a large company - provided that the losses are small. They usually go hand in hand with a takeover and a writedown of assets. What bothers me, however, is that they chose to hide the truth. Does Informix management have something to fear? > Sounds like they are up the proverbial creek... Maybe. But more likely not. Their market share is still strong. However, as always, its new sales that count. -am