Re: OT: MIcrosoft Blackmail

From: Steven Lembark <lembark_at_wrkhors.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:13:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004D9808.20020925171324@fatcity.com>

Thomas Jeff <ThomasJe_at_tce.com>

> This came to our DBA team today. I'd appreciate your thoughts. I'm
> not a business guy, just a plain old Apps DBA, but this really pisses me
> off. Is it common practice by MS?

Common to any number of vendors -- including Oracle. They want "partners" to buy into their technology wholesale. Depending on how much you need the vendor and how much they need you the degree of buyin varies.

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