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

Posted in 1997

Michael Segel — Wed, 26 Nov 1997 08:56:08 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Anthony Mandic wrote: > > 3) Swich to Informix :-) > > I feel tempted to state the same here, but I'd rather ask why > some of Informix's top programmers have jumped ship and joined > Orable? (According to what I've read recently in the trade > papers) > > -am Who said that they were the *top* programmers. :-) Money is always a factor, so is work location, and sometimes egos. If I remember correctly, Informix bought Illustra around that time, if you catch my drift. -Mikey