Re: No future for DB2

rkusenet wrote:

> Here is an example which should be similar to buying a RDBMS tool: If you
> are purchasing a car, will you go for a company
>
> * whose market share is very low
> * there are not enuf repair shops who can fix it at a reasonable cost
> * there is always a fear that the manufacturer may discontinue the car
> or the company may go belly up.

This comparison is equally off. I would not consider buying from two large (German) car companies because they are (a) too expensive, and (b) the quality is not up to the task (anymore). Nevertheless they have quite a large market share - at least in Germany.

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Knut Stolze
Information Integration Development
IBM Germany / University of Jena