[thelist] closed source securtiy was: DB Security

[Martin]

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Luther, Ron wrote on 4/5/01 1:45 pm

>Martin wrote:
>"Sensibly, true. But MS are a market driven company. Why is there?
>Probably because customers asked for it."
>
>
>Sorry Martin.  Couldn't let that pass.  Some customer may or may not have
>asked for the feature ... but there's absolutely no way I could characterize
>MS as "a market driven company"! Nope. [Not intended as a bash - I wish they
>were and hope they become.]

Evidence, Ron?

You'll need to think carefully about which customers they truely care
about.

MS have grown to a dominant position *by* marketing (not all of it
legitimate). It sure as hell isn't by product alone.

Cheers
Martin

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