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Oracle 11g Ships First on Linux, Not Microsoft Windows

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 15, 2007

[ Thanks to Peter Parker for this
link. ]

“Is Oracle Corp.’s decision to release 11g first on Linux a sign
of the operating system’s growing popularity in mission-critical
environments, or is it a strategic play by the world’s leading
database provider to stymie the increased demand for Microsoft SQL
Server?

“According to principal analyst Noel Yuhanna at Cambridge,
Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc., the answer to that question
could be the latter. Customers who have already decided on Windows,
for example, are a lost cause for Oracle, because Microsoft’s SQL
Server remains their preferred choice, he said…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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