Re: IBM to buy Informix

From: Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net>
To: PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: IBM to buy Informix
Date: 2001-04-24 23:28:35
Message-ID: 3AE60C23.7E40A44E@selectacast.net
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Martín Marqués wrote:
>
> On Mar 24 Abr 2001 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > IBM to buy Informix:
> >
> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5705678.html?tag=st.it.9500.lthd
>
> The rumour was there about a month ago. The problem was that the people of
> Informix didn't know how to sell there product, so Oracle and Micro$oft were
> all over them.
> Looks like the romour was right! :-)

They couldn't sell it because it was a crappy product. I have no idea
why IBM would be willing to plunk down a bil for Informix.

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Joseph Shraibman
jks(at)selectacast(dot)net
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