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To: Mark Finger who wrote (6859)	4/8/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: MrJoltCola	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 19080

>>What scalability issues are you referring too? SQL Server database >>scales to the terabyte range and Windows NT 5.0 will become a >>defacto standard for networking and server operating systems. Both >>of these products are due out 3rd quarter of this year. Watch Oracle >>stock drop then !! Statements like "will become a defacto standard" are comical. Meanwhile Oracle IS the defacto standard for database. I'm curious, how many of you guys spouting about Microsoft have ever: 1) Developed using MS vs. Oracle or 2) Designed and _implemented_ a stable enterprise solution using NT and SQL Server. (hint: I have and everytime NT loses to UNIX) Mysterious system crashes, etc. are not acceptable in truly mission critical situations and NT has not proven itself to me and a lot of other people as of yet. The systems that matter (financial, military, intelligence, etc.) use UNIX, VMS and AS/400, not Microsoft. And don't forget security. NT can't even handle C2 level which when it is on a network, so forget B1-2 levels. NT has two things going for it. Good application support and media hype. It won't, however, kill UNIX, it'll just kill the weaker players which is good for both NT and UNIX. Oh, and if Oracle cut a commercial release for Linux, watch out! THAT is a completely untapped market.