Re: No future for DB2

Posted in 2005

Anton Versteeg — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:05:32 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Noons wrote: > Anton Versteeg wrote: > >>The author forgets a couple of things: >>DB2 is the only RDBMS that runs on mainframe, midrange and PC servers. > > > False as can be... > > >>(Oracle is non-existent on the mainframe) > > > Nevertheless, it RUNS on mainframes. Which makes your > claim above totally false. > No since Oracle has zip marketshare on the mainframe, my statement is true, but to please you I will rephrase it to: DB2 is the only product that has proven it runs on the mainframe, midrange and PC and also sunstantial market share. > >>There is more data stored in DB2 than in any other DBMS product. > > > Size matters now? :) > yooo man :) > Face it: outside of the mainframe environment, DB2 > has got NO CHANCE of long term survival. > Wannna bet? Kind of stealing from a child :) -- Anton Versteeg IBM Netherlands

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Noons — 28 Jul 2005 03:09:07 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Anton Versteeg wrote: > > > > No since Oracle has zip marketshare on the mainframe, > my statement is true, but to please you I will rephrase it to: > DB2 is the only product that has proven it runs on the mainframe, > midrange and PC and also sunstantial market share. Using EXACTLY the same argument as you then: I have NEVER come across DB2 on the PC. So, it doesn't run on the PC, period. Howzzat-den for argument? > > Size matters now? :) > > yooo man :) Hurhurhur!... <G> > > Face it: outside of the mainframe environment, DB2 > > has got NO CHANCE of long term survival. > > > Wannna bet? Kind of stealing from a child :) I will bet you a bottle of good shiraz that DB2 will become a non-event in Windows in less than 5 years. Can I be more clear than that? No.

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Anton Versteeg — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:17:46 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Noons wrote: > Anton Versteeg wrote: > >>No since Oracle has zip marketshare on the mainframe, >>my statement is true, but to please you I will rephrase it to: >>DB2 is the only product that has proven it runs on the mainframe, >>midrange and PC and also sunstantial market share. > > > Using EXACTLY the same argument as you then: > I have NEVER come across DB2 on the PC. So, > it doesn't run on the PC, period. > Howzzat-den for argument? I come accross DB2 on the Windows daily, even large banks use it, for instance with Siebel applications. I guess you don't look in the right places. Are your customers perhaps those small shops fond of dBase and the like? >>>Size matters now? :) >> >>yooo man :) > > > Hurhurhur!... > <G> > >>>Face it: outside of the mainframe environment, DB2 >>>has got NO CHANCE of long term survival. >>> >> >>Wannna bet? Kind of stealing from a child :) > > > I will bet you a bottle of good shiraz that DB2 > will become a non-event in Windows in less than > 5 years. Can I be more clear than that? No. > Well you would have to define non-event first. Maybe when Windows stops :) -- Anton Versteeg IBM Netherlands

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Noons — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:40:54 +1000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Anton Versteeg apparently said,on my timestamp of 28/07/2005 8:17 PM: > > I come accross DB2 on the Windows daily, even large banks use it, for > instance with Siebel applications. I guess you don't look in the right > places. Are your customers perhaps those small shops fond of dBase and > the like? Dunno. How large do you think google is? > Well you would have to define non-event first. > Maybe when Windows stops :) The bottle is set aside. Is yours? ;) -- Cheers Nuno Souto in sunny Sydney, Australia wizofoz2k@yahoo.com.au.nospam