I don't have the technical or tactical details, but I can guess that
the strategic details are that Oracle decided it had achieved it's
dominance in it's market, so it doesn't have to care.  The Oracle
"on every platform" motto was put to bed some time ago.

The "e-" market has given database vendors a whole new market and
Oracle is winning it.  However, once consumers' demand for good
customer service with web purchases starts to be felt (once there are
vendors who do it well), then the Game becomes integrating fundamental
business systems with the web and the scales *may* change.  It's going
to be real interesting.  Will the "old fashioned" "data processing"
"legacy" values of robust business systems that just work win out
over the quick and dirty make it work yesterday no matter what tactics
of the present? (I wonder if there is material for a novel here?)

Richard


Debbie Stanbra wrote:
>
> See the article in the Aug, 2000 issue of The 3000 News Wire.
>
> Charles Finley wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone direct me to the details concerning the obsolesence of the MPE
> > version of Oracle?
> >
> > Charles Finley
> > Transformix Computer Corporation
> > 145 Vallecitos de Oro
> > Suite 201
> > San Marcos, CA  92069
> > (760) 736-7001
> > fax (760) 736-7014

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