Re: database market share 2003

"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> wrote in message news:40c9a00e$0$31675$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> Mark A allegedly said,on my timestamp of 11/06/2004 9:46 PM:
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> >
> > Where did you get that information? Not true, it is still in effect for
> > mainframe stuff. Companies have been able to buy absolutely plug
compatible
> > mainframe hardware for many years.
>
> Where?

Amdhal and Hitrachi Data Systems. But I really don't know if they still make plug compatibles anymore, since mainframe prices have come down so much.
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> > If the plug compatible hardware vendors have stopped competing, it is
> > because IBM lowered their prices so much to compete with UNIX and
Windows
> > platforms. IBM is still required to provide mainframe microcode to the
> > competitors if they want to make plug compatible hardware.
>
> WTH wants to make pcm stuff to compete with a virtual monopoly
> in discount wars? Helllloooooooo?
>

Gene Amdahl became a very rich man making Amdahl mainframes that were plug compatible with IBMs.
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> >
>
> Just like the "single code base for DB2" that "NEVER
> was mentioned at IBM":
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> http://tinyurl.com/2nd2j
>

They are clearly talking about the same code base for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. I have never seen them claim that DB2 for OS/390 has the same codebase as other DB2's.

> Ooooo, bugger! Only 430962 matches?
>
> and, just picking one result at random:
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> http://tinyurl.com/2ygua
>

Try looking a little closer. He is talking about the The Java Universal Driver which does use the same code base accross all platforms. Received on Fri Jun 11 2004 - 07:17:11 CDT