Re: database market share 2003

From: Noons <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:33:26 +1000
Message-ID: <40c9987e$0$8985$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Mark A allegedly said,on my timestamp of 11/06/2004 9:00 PM:

>>I very much think so, having been on the receiving end of their
>>sales techniques for a looooooong time....
>>

>
> Sales techniques? Maybe you could explain your libelous statement in detail.
> I doubt very much that your were in a decision making postion anyway, which
> is what you are really complaining about.

Libelous was your mother!
Go and intimidate her, she might be impressed...

> platform and believed the hype that Oracle could successfully port their
> application to any platform.

Oracle" does not "port" anything, nor does the company claim any of that. Looks like you're the one with too much imagination...

> As one consultant told me, the reason that
> people buy Oracle on OS/390 (even though it doesn't work well on that
> platform) is the same reason that people buy pet rocks. Now that is real
> marketing.

Yeah, we call those "con-sultants"....

-- 
Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam

Received on Fri Jun 11 2004 - 06:33:26 CDT