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To: antonn who wrote (10144)	3/16/1999 8:27:00 PM
From: lml	Read Replies (1) of 19079

What I think, Anton, is that you should go back & read the release more closely. If you are able to do this you will realize that MSFT did NOT meet the challenge -- notwithstanding the lesser issue that the challenge period has expired. Focus on the following language in the release: "unveil an innovative solution to the same business problem posed by Oracle Corp. in its million-dollar ''Challenge," "Microsoft and HP worked together on an alternative approach to the Challenge." [Emphasis added.] Let me ask you something, Anton, when it comes to presenting the TRUE results of specified performance tests, what credibility does MSFT have today? Did you follow any portion of the gov't antitrust trial? Innovative solution? Hmmm. I'm not in this business to evaluate that actual performance tests run by MSFT. But I am willing to bet it nothing but BS. I recall the challenge soliciting a demonstration that would come within 100 times of Oracle's best published performance for query number 5 of the current TPC-D specification. MSFT makes no claim to its competitive performance on this benchmark, but merely focuses on price. I'm sure the adage "you get what you pay for" applies here.

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