Someone forgot to tell the programmers at Microsoft that the new Vista operating system had to work with current version of SQL server database management software. The database management interface is critical if Micorosft wants to take business from Oracle. The global database business is estimated at $14 billion. Microsoft has painted itself in a corner.
Microsoft’s mistake hands Oracle is critical selling point that could last well into 2007. IBM has already released a version of its database software that works Vista. So, now MSFT has two competitors moving ahead of its.
Should be interesting to see what other problems Vista has. There almost have to be more.
Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at [email protected]. He does not own securities in companies that he writes about.
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