Hah? I didn't mention Open Source in my post at all.

>Not trying at all, just an pre-emptive strike to everyone that says Open Source is a better solution. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.
>
>>Nice try to divert attention from M$ but it doesn't change facts a bit.
>>
>>>Good grief. I'm really growing tired of "can't trust MS". There really is no company you can trust. Open Source is no better. Projects come and go.
>>>
>>>Today's announcement should come as no surprise. OLEDB is a COM-based technology and Microsoft has been killing off COM for the past few years.
>>>
>>>>http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2011/08/29/microsoft-aligning-with-odbc.aspx
>>>>
>>>>Back to ODBC. Who said that M$ could be trusted with anything?