XPost: comp.databases.informix, comp.databases, comp.databases.ibm-db2   
   From: ma@switchboard.net   
      
   > > You seem to be judging the databases based on market share. Maybe in the   
   > UK   
   > > DB2 is not popular, but in the US it is doing very well against Oracle.   
   MS   
   > > SQL Server is also doing well. Oracle is loosing market share, which is   
   > not   
   > > surprising since the pretty much owned the market at one time.   
   >   
   > To be clear, you're talking about DB2 UDB, right?   
   > In the UK, for sure "DB2" is very popular, because of all those mainframe   
   > installations (and because every AS400 has DB2 USB installed on it whether   
   > used or not).  But in the UNIX/Linux/NT market DB2 UDB is a marginal   
   player   
   > by comparison with Oracle and particularly - as you say - the fast-growing   
   > SQL Server.   
   >   
   Like I said, DB2 for Windows, Linux, and Unix is doing very well in the US.   
   I am talking about new installations. Oracle still has a strong lead in   
   terms of installed base on those platforms.   
      
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