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From: joshua@athertn.Atherton.COM (Flame Bait)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: DB engine embedded in the OS?
Message-ID: <12003@joshua.athertn.Atherton.COM>
Date: 25 Aug 89 17:36:08 GMT
Reply-To: joshua@atherton.com (Flame Bait)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Atherton Technology, Sunnyvale, CA
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>>> [Basic topic:]
>>> One group of vendors (most notably DEC and Tandem) are making
>>> very strong arguments that most, if not all, of a DB engine should be 
>>> embedded in the operating system.  

Buying an DBMS embedded in a propriatery operating system like DEC's or
Tandem's is making a faustian deal with the devil:

The devil says: "I will give you 20% better performance now, but you must
give me your application for all eternity."  (Evil laugh in the background).

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