Just to clarify,
The so called bitter techie referred to here,, is actually part owner, and
head developer
in as small private company, (i.e.. the real decision-maker). We provide
TURN KEY
Billing and Directory Systems. Our clients are medium to large size
government,
education and private companies. In most cases the client isn't aware and
doesn't
care what the underling DB is. In the cases that do question the DB used, it
is
invariably asked of us, "why do I have to by Informix Runtime licenses,
can't we use
the MSSQL DB we already have!". In 18 years in Development I have Never been
asked, "does your product work on DB2?".



Rod Sheppard
Development Manager
Transmit Pty Ltd
rod@transmit.com.au


----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com>
To: <informix-list@iiug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: These crazy emails about IDS to DB2 conversion


> "Tim Schaefer" <tim@spamethnot.com> wrote in message
> news:aS4Wb.70395$uk5.47108@fe08.usenetserver.com.. .
> > Hmmmm. I'm sensing some jealousy... Informix came from 'merica,
> > then DB2, looks like in the long-run you'll continue to just
> > take it. Same for Linux, which came from UNIX, which came from
> > 'merica.
> > I just get teary eyed at the thought of how great my country is!
> > Excuse me now I have to go to work without wearing a coat today,
> > it's so nice and warm here in FLORIDA EAT YOUR HEART OUT CLOWN.
>
> Passing in dignfied fashion over the "My country's nicer than yours"
debate,
> and pausing only to point out that, as the great French philosipher Arsene
> Wenger once observed, "Everyone thinks he has the prettiest wife at home".
> (Except me of course!): ...
>
> Do you , Dear Reader, see no dangers for IBM in this attitude ("If it had
> 'DB2' in the name I wouldn't go near it, even if it was really
> Informix...."), or do you think it's easy to dismiss as the rantings of a
> bitter techie, and unlikely to be reflected by a real decision-maker?
>
>
>

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