Humm, note of interest: "forcing these partners and their customers into = the relatively expensive hands of Oracle". Well, Well it's been said = again. Will Uncle Larry ever learn, impressions ARE reality. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:06 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [oracle-l] Sybase vs. MS The following article has some interesting insights into the dynamics of = the database marketplace. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/entad/article.php/3302201