MS got the stuffing sued out of them doing that with the browser. With Oracle having such a significant market share on Windows, they certainly would act likewise, with a stronger case as well as precedent to back them up. Slam dunk. Anybody with a half a brain, even just the brain-stem like a sales or finance person, would run screaming rather than start that all over again. However, none of the software vendors have ever shrunk from making money at the expense of a few ³security² concerns (or any other technical issue). on 4/17/06 2:17 PM, Joseph Amalraj at joseph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Everything coming from one vendor, will make it easier to hack and thereby > more security concerns. > > "Goulet, Dick" <DGoulet@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Now I'll admit that it is a touch off the Oracle topic, but didn't good old >> Microsoft say something about integrating Sql*Server & Windows into what we >> now call Windows 2003 Server? Guess that died on the vine as well. >> >> >> >> >> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of Kevin Closson >> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 4:10 PM >> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: Oracle ventures into the O/S market.....? >> >> >> >> >> >> This list does not make Oracle an OS. Try implementing any of that >> >> stuff without an OS underneath and the point will be crystal clear.. >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>> On Behalf Of Matthew Zito >>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:19 PM >>> To: ryan_gaffuri@xxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: RE: Oracle ventures into the O/S market.....? >>> >>> >>> >