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Re: Why does Oracle cost so much?

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:14:45 +0100
Message-ID: <40b64c0d$0$25328$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>


"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1085030097.77247_at_yasure...
> I don't buy or recommend databases for matters of style or taste
> or to 'get chicks'. I recommend them based upon a cost benefit
> ratio that includes

that's so last century that ratio analysis. You need to recommend them on an elapsed time basis. Right at the moment sqlserver has wrapped the counter in waiting for a new version that we are back in single figures...

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com
Received on Thu May 27 2004 - 15:14:45 CDT

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