Re: Article about supposed "murky" future for Oracle

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 17:47:59 -0800
Message-ID: <1080524857.500594@yasure>

Database Guy wrote:

> sybrandb_at_yahoo.com wrote in message news:<a1d154f4.0403250419.48e16cce_at_posting.google.com>...
>

>>Ron <fdf_at_dmb.no> wrote in message news:<1064ungbvq55jd0_at_news.supernews.com>...
>>
>>>I found an interesting article by Karen Southwick about Oracle's 
>>>supposed "murky" (in her own words) future. Can someone counter her 
>>>arguments.
>>>
>>>http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5072299.html
>>>
>>>Should I select Oracle or should I go with
>>>
>>>PostgreSQL.com (free and in my opinion, extremely reliable), MYSQL, MS 
>>>SQL Server or DB2?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>None of these products you mention come anywhere near the
>>feature set of Oracle. 

>
>
> Not true - DB2 certainly does, for one. Probably as many bugs too.
>
>

>>why don't you go ahead and 'buy' one of the toys you mention?

>
>
> This is pure prejudice. PostgreSQL may lack the scalability of
> DB2/Oracle but is a stable and mature product; while even SQL Server
> is rather more than a "toy" these days. You talk of slander yet seem
> to be second to none in the bias department.
>
>
> DG

And the largest PostreSQL implementation on the planet is? Drum roll please.

And the number of minutes it would take any serious hacker to compromise the product is?
Drum roll please.

Give the trolling a break.

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