Absolutely. They just had an article on ZDNet. It had a bunch of comments from IT folks who said they specifically chose SQL Server because other solutions they tried didn't work correctly with other Windows software they had.

The field is covered with the corpses of those who committed serious marketing blunders that allowed MS to get to their current position. IBM's total failure in the software market. Lotus, Word Perfect, etc. slowness to adopt to Windows 3.1 from DOS. Novells failure to develop a set of Windows based Console programs.

PF

>>>The more competition there is, the better off consumers will be.
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>Competition is good, it motivates companies to operate more efficiently. I'm all for that! However, when a company reaches a level of specialization where its unit costs begin to fall as production rises, they can sell cheaper and cheaper. Once they capture the market, it is the job of regulators to make sure they don't start exercising monopoly power by cutting back production to raise prices. MS is not doing this! If MS can produce software more efficiently then anyone else, let them do so and everyone is better off.
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>Keep in mind consumers vote with their pocket books. MS would not have risen to the top of the software market by not making people happy!
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>Charlie