Posted by Zvonko on 06/26/06 06:16

"Stu" <stuart.ainsworth@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1151291106.648074.110690@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> It all boils down to one thing: the almight dollar.
>
> What business reason would Microsoft have for porting SQL Server to
> another platform? SQL Server has become a vital part of the Microsoft
> development structure, but it was initially a method to convince
> administrators to migrate more servers from a UNIX platform to Windows
> (kind of, "oh, you need a database product? We got one. Now buy some
> licenses for Wndows servers...")

Oh, no thanks, your competitors have the solution that works fine on all
platforms for the same price.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be on SQL Server newsgroup if I am not using
it, but it would be nice if SQL Server works on all platforms. That is the
thing I don't like Microsoft. They're so deep in profit, that they don't see
a customer. Why can't you buy SQL Server Enterprise, and run it on Linux?
What are they afraid of? Bancropcy? Or finding out that Windows platform
isn't that popular? I wonder ....

Zvonko

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