RE: linux vs MS (slight twist on the topic)

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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:54:08 -0700
Message-ID: <B9782AD410794F4687F2B5B4A6FF3501021D4D22@ex1.ms.polyserve.com>

who said anything about visionary. SQL Server only exists because Sybase existed.

expecting MS to port SQL Server to something beside windows would be like Larry porting DB2 to OS/2

completely incongruous

>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Goulet, Dick [mailto:DGoulet_at_vicr.com]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:50 AM
>>>To: kevinc_at_polyserve.com; Oracle-L_at_Freelists. Org (E-mail)
>>>Subject: RE: linux vs MS (slight twist on the topic)
>>>
>>>Now that's where I take exception to those who hail The
>>>Gates as a "visionary". The guy is blinder than a bat. For
>>>how many years has Microsoft been selling Office for Apple?
>>>You mean to say that they
>>>could not port SQL*Server to another operating system? One
>>>thing that
>>

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