| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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| To: | Derek Rodner <derek(dot)rodner(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Advocacy List <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Problem with recent PostgreSQL relatedpressrelease |
| Date: | 2007-07-13 17:06:55 |
| Message-ID: | 200707131706.l6DH6tP26204@momjian.us |
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Derek Rodner wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would like to join the discussion regarding the marketing of
> EnterpriseDB.
>
> First, let me address the benchmarking issue. We do restrict anyone
> besides EnterpriseDB from publishing benchmarks for EnterpriseDB
> Advanced Server. It is a standard practice that almost every other
> commercial vendor follows. After all, we don't want other companies
> hobbling our technology and claiming they are x times faster. It is one
> of the benefits of being a proprietary product.
>
> Second, let's talk about the "up to 200% faster" claim. I stand behind
> this statement 100%. After all, they are my words. And, remember, as
> Bruce said, it is marketing.
There is a subtle linkage here. You "don't want other companies
hobbling our technology and claiming they are x times faster", but you
turn around and do that to the PostgreSQL community version.
What am I not understanding here?
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
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