From: | "Liam O'Duibhir" <liamod(at)fast(dot)fujitsu(dot)com(dot)au> |
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To: | devrim(at)commandprompt(dot)com |
Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Another reason to hate our name... |
Date: | 2006-08-10 05:44:58 |
Message-ID: | 29034ef40608092244j9f74a6bx4716e07b2281271a@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi,
I share Devrim's view. As someone who is principally concerned with the
business perception of PostgreSQL, as opposed to its technical
noteworthiness, I can't see a lot of point in attempting a rebranding
exercise at this point in time. Energies would be better directed at
marketing the product more aggressively, I feel.
The PostgreSQL 'brand', for all its awkwardness, is well established and
phenomenally successful (though there is infinitely more that can be
achieved). Its name is just not a strong aspect of its 'sales appeal'. There
are plenty of precedents for this with commercially successful products, in
my subjective opinion.
I would rather see the debate move to just that, how to better present
PostgreSQL's commercial attractiveness - cost benefits, return on
investment, strategic advantages etc...
Regards,
Liam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-advocacy-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [*mailto:pgsql-advocacy*<pgsql-advocacy>-
> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Devrim GUNDUZ
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:34 AM
> To: Jim Nasby
> Cc: PostgreSQL Advocacy
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Another reason to hate our name...
>
> Hello Jim,
>
> On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 18:21 -0500, Jim Nasby wrote:
> > *http://www.google.com/trends?q=postgresql%2Cpostgres%*<http://www.google.com/trends?q=postgresql%2Cpostgres%>
> > 2Cdb2&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all
> >
> > (Yes, I tried with MSSQL, Oracle and MySQL as well... the results...
> > weren't pretty)
>
> Did you also try with MS, OracleSQL and My? Removing SQL from
> Postgre(s) is the same as this, I think.
>
> I don't see a point in changing our name -- let's focus on new
> features, new marketing ideas, etc. If a person does not use
> PostgreSQL because of our name, then he/she may surely drop, I don't
> care.
>
> Cheers,
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