as an author.... the publisher is also pushing an 18 month life cycle of the book(s) so that new releases come out close to when the new release of Oracle comes out.
I believe, in the manufacturing world, it's called "planned obselescence" --- "Jesse, Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does??? Now that you 10i is around the corner, are you going to > invest > in all the 9i books and certification only to have to redo (undo?!) > it all > in a year? > > Could make a decent argument for O'Reilly's Safari for those books > specific > to 9i, IMHO. > > My $0.02, > Rich > > Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, > WI USA > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephen Lee [mailto:slee@;dollar.com] > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:19 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: RE: When will Oracle 10i be out? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > just what is Oracle's business model for pushing these release's > > > out this fast? > > > > It sells books and certification classes. > > At our shop, we have started to blow off certification now > > that Oracle has > > gotten so ridiculous about it. > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jesse, Rich > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
