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To: paul who wrote (10370)	7/8/1998 5:44:00 PM
From: Howard Armstrong	Read Replies (1) of 64865

SQL Server stinks ... one big reason to buy SUNW hardware and Solaris, because it runs databases like Oracle, and it runs them a lot faster and more scalable than NT. SQL Server was developed originally by SYBS in partnership with MSFT. The underlying code is still cruddy Sybase 4.2 code, which still does not support row-level locking (a feature available in ORCL and IFMX for 10 years!) and is very un-scalable. Yahoo cannot possibly run its site on NT and SQL Server ... it is way too slow. NT 5.0 will not solve the scalablility problems, and it's delayed until mid-99 anyway. SUNW is still the only game in town if you want true openness and high performance. I was high on this stock until the NetDynamics acquisition, which made me very nervous for reasons I have already stated.

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