Jason Filby wrote:
>
> Hi Jerry,
>
> >Based on their success in selling Oracle on NT Vs. Microsoft's lack of
> success in
> >selling SQL Server on NT most of the people who are buying RDBMS for NT
> >believe that Oracle, although more expensive, is a better value than SQL
> Server.
>
> Yes -- that is the case now. But for how long? Microsoft simply don't back
> down -- they win no matter what. I don't doubt that they'd give SQL Server
> away for a short period of time -- just to win. That's just the price issue.
> Technically, they are always improving -- I was reading how they hired some
> really smart people to work on SQL Server 7. I don't know much about it but
> apparently the differences between 7 and the last version are quite
> something -- what will version 8 bring?
>
> Now don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying that MS will beat Oracle, or that
> Oracle should be dead scared. What I am saying is that they shouldn't
> underestimate MS.
>
> Fortunately, there is some light at the end of the tunnel -- Open Source. By
> running Linux you don't have to buy an expensive OS and you get great
> stability and performance. Myself, I'm considering making my web development
> API Open Source.
>
> - Jason
They first have to concentrate on their battle with DOJ. If they loose
that, there might as well be several Baby Bills, none of them as awesome
as Microsoft. I hope that Janet Reno will break them into small
peaces...
--
Mladen Gogala
Received on Tue Jun 01 1999 - 00:48:17 CDT
