Re: IBM/DB2 PostgreSQL FUD?

[Devrim GUNDUZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>]

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Hi,

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, Joshua Kramer wrote:

> 
> Last week, I got some DB2 literature from IBM.  (I didn't ask for it, all 
> I wanted was a CD with the software, but I guess they saw fit to send me 
> the whole thing.)  In this literature was a guide titled, "Why DB2 vs. 
> Open Source Databases Sales Guide".
> 
> The guide mostly concentrated on MySQL, but they did have one paragraph 
> about PostgreSQL. 
<snip>

This is called "marketing".

This year, someone asked me "Hwo do you compare PostgreSQL with MySQL?"

My answer was simple: "Oh, what's MySQL?"

He was surprised, and asked the same question about DB2. I replied: "I've 
heard of it several years ago. Does IBM still support that product?"

Then I had a chance to tell that guy about the power of PostgreSQL. If I 
compared PostgreSQL with MySQL or if I said "some" things abot DB2, then 
he would think that I care for those databases...

...but I don't. We have PostgreSQL. World's most advanced Open Source 
Database.

IBM concentrates their customers to MySQL since they know that MySQL is 
not enough for any enterprise solutions. They say "Here is an Open Source 
database. You saw that open source databases has no enterprise features. 
So come back to DB2" and sell their customers lots of DB2 licences. If 
they offered PostgreSQL, who would return to DB2? 

Noone :) 

Regards,
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