Announcing SQL Server on Linux

Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by wdr1 on Monday March 07, 2016 @04:57PM (#11242068)

I hope it continues. I've been caught in a bind twice in my career when Microsoft offered their product on a non-Windows platform and once it started to develop critical mass, the platform was dropped in favor of Windows only. (FoxPro being one example.)

I obviously have no idea what went into the decision, but it felt like it was an attempt to get people committed to the product then strong arm them to Windows.

Even today, for mainstream products like Excel, they still hold back key features from a major platform like OS X. (E.g., https://support.office.com/en-GB/article/Compare-Excel-2016-...)

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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by click170 on Monday March 07, 2016 @09:35PM (#11243228)

This is partly why I do not buy that they've given up on Embrace Extend Extinguish.

They have another decade worth of good behaviour owed before I'm willing to consider giving them the benefit of the doubt. But that's me.

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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by BinaryIdiot on Monday March 07, 2016 @10:29PM (#11243395)

> they still hold back key features from a major platform like OS X.

I don't think "hold back" is the right term. It's my understanding they share some code between the platforms but for a lot of the GUI they do not so it's expected many of the OS X features are simply not done / lower priority than other features.

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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by copperx on Monday March 07, 2016 @05:08PM (#11242130)

That's true. For me, the Flash Fill feature keeps me going back to a Windows VM just to use Excel.

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