Any mention of SQL2000?
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From: "Chris Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] For those using MS SQL
>
> The Redmond menace
>
> Microsoft recently threw around its weight -- and its
> fat wallet -- to squash an independent testing lab
> from publishing benchmark results that the lab ran for
> InfoWorld's sister publication NetworkWorld. The test
> demonstrated that SQL Server 7 runs nearly twice as
> fast on Windows NT 4.0 than it does on Windows 2000.
>
> The lab's director of research claims that when he
> discovered the performance crevasse, thinking it his
> own fault, he contacted Microsoft and worked with them
> for a week to figure out what went wrong. When neither
> company could fix the problem, Microsoft shifted its
> sails, thereby changing the direction of the wind as
> well, and cited a SQL Server "no publication without
> authorization" license clause, indirectly threatening
> legal action.
>
> "We used to be Microsoft fans," the lab director said.
> "Now, I just feel like I got run over by a train. When
> they realized they couldn't fix the problem, they, as
> my son would say from Toy Story, put on their angry
> eyes and came after us. We have been intimidated into
> not going forward with our results because we don't
> have the pockets to battle Microsoft in court." The
> results were on the lab's Web site Thursday evening
> but had disappeared by Friday morning.
>
> Along the way, Microsoft pulled one of the tricks for
> which it has gained notoriety: blaming the hardware.
> The lab's director said that Microsoft declared a NIC
> (network interface card) to be at fault, which he
> added was a common Intel NIC -- one on the hardware
> compatibility list Team Redmond points to so frequently.
>
> NetworkWorld eventually overcame the Microsoft threat,
> however. The test results were posted on its site
> early last week.
>
>
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