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> > It's a sad state of affairs, and no wonder why SQL Server simply out > > performs both DB2 and Oracle... > > Larry Elison made a $1M bet that SQL Server could not match Oracle's > performance even by 10% (I may be remembering the percentage wrong). I > far as I know he hasn't had to pay up yet. Oracle still far outperforms > SQL Server. Oh, in addition, I think the small print for the comparison to win the money stated that it must be on Solaris :-) I don't listen very much to what Elison states; he stated Oracle 9.x was unbreakable security wise and offered money (big money) to any one who could break it - I don't think Mr Litchfield has been able to retire on his dues yet... --phil
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