From: | Ryan Mahoney <ryan(at)paymentalliance(dot)net> |
---|---|
To: | Joseph Shraibman <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net>, PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: IBM to buy Informix |
Date: | 2001-04-24 20:12:22 |
Message-ID: | 5.0.2.1.0.20010424210635.022395b0@paymentalliance.net |
Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
Thread: | |
Lists: | pgsql-general |
I think it the acquisition may be worth IBM's while just to gain Informix's
high profile clients. IBM makes an unbelievable amount of money on
services. I worked for a company who paid IBM a million dollars for some
early phase requirements gathering. All that money, and they didn't even
number the pages of their documentation!
-r
At 07:28 PM 4/24/01 -0400, Joseph Shraibman wrote:
>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.
>
>--
>Joseph Shraibman
>jks(at)selectacast(dot)net
>Increase signal to noise ratio. http://www.targabot.com
>
>---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
>TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command
> (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo(at)postgresql(dot)org)
>
>
>
>---
>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01
Attachment | Content-Type | Size |
---|---|---|
unknown_filename | text/plain | 166 bytes |
From | Date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|
Next Message | Joel Burton | 2001-04-24 20:14:10 | Re: Insert data into multiple tables |
Previous Message | Joel Burton | 2001-04-24 20:11:22 | Re: Re: BETWEEN clause |