RE: microsoft sql vs. oracle

What you said are ALL CORRECT, but how about ORACLE "Internet" licenses policy "Mhz * No. of CPU * $100 * 1.5(if RISC)". How many companys can LEGALLY affort that policy. A lot people bring this topic on OOW, but Alison refuse to change it.   

On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Abdul Aleem wrote:

> Claudia,
>
> Oracle is in Database business since 1976 (if I am not wrong) when Microsoft
> was not born. With Oracle you have openness to all popular (most stable to
> less stable and shareware) operating systems. Where as with SQL you are
> limiting yourself to MS.
>
> Oracle has its own line of products closely integrated to each other
> Designer / Forms / Reports / JDeveloper/ Database / Application Server / .
> Etc. MS does not have such line of product.
>
> To my understanding if you use designer, it will generate the complete web
> enabled application. If you use Application Server your application is up on
> the Internet or Intranet.
>
> In short Oracle has tools that help you design business application in
> minimum possible time for any platform and configurations.
>
> HTH!
> Aleem
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: microsoft sql vs. oracle
>
> I know this may be a very obvious question, but I need to know what would
> you use oracle vs. miscrosoft sql?
>
> Is microsoft sql capable of storing images?
> What is the maximum storage for oracle vs. microsoft?
> etc...
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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