Posted by Tony Rogerson on 06/26/06 16:32

> 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 ....

Because there is no point, the demand for SQL Server on platforms other than
windows is simply not there; the biggest demand for SQL off windows is from
anti-MS types that would never use SQL Server anyway.

As for windows not that popular, well - we are in a cut throat world now
where the edge on business competitiveness is close so anything that will
give business an advantage over its competitor will be snapped up and used,
a good reason why SQL Server usage has gone through the roof. What I'm
saying, if you think 'your' product better then use that, the rest of us
want to do things better, quicker and cheaper....

> ...that is really not a stable solution for web applications.

Rubbish

> Not to mention security.

Security is the same across all editions - even the free SQL Server Express,
the same cannot be said for Oracle where you pay more for security
'options'.

This page gives a very good write up and brings a lot of the crap out into
the public arena :-
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/compare/oracle/default.mspx

--
Tony Rogerson
SQL Server MVP
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"Zvonko" <zvonko_NOSPAM_@velkat.net> wrote in message
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>
> "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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