Re: Was XPS - now a debate about the competition to Informix

Data Goob said: > This by the way should have been Informix SE's big play, but we all know > that SE is all but dead. SE should be where MySQL is today, as the > market leader in Linux, with a great opportunity for businesses to move > into > a shared-memory engine when they outgrow SE and start to really get big > data. > MySQL also appeals to developers, something Informix thought was > unimportant, > and now IBM will dictate the future of Informix products with their own > take on what's important for developers. Sad, but that's the way it goes. > SE could have become open source and totally dominated the market. Yes, it's a pity no-one bothered to explain that to Informix. Still, hindsight is a wonderful thing. <d&r> -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche A smile is a gift that is free to the giver and precious to the recipient. But giving someone the finger is free too, and I find it more personal and sincere. sending to informix-list