Re: Oracle Vs. SQL Server on NT

In article <35145143.5252_at_feist.com>, raman batra <rrbatra_at_feist.com> wrote:
>As long as you are not using any advanced features such as advanced
>replication,
>you could use Oracle workgroup server. Only costs $300 per concurrent
>user - a bargain
>compared to SQL Server. SQL Server Enterprise would cost a lot more.
>
>SQL Server 6.5 is way behind Oracle 7.x and Oracle 8 in most features.
>You will get minimal tech support from MS - they don't have any
>setup like Oracle (with bronze,silver and gold support options !)
>
>You will get all the features of SQL Server, plus row-level locking.
>You are
>right about horror stories with SQL Server, has only page-level
>locking.

Let's hear some horror stories!

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