Re: Why does Oracle cost so much?

From: Alan <alan_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 10:30:02 -0400
Message-ID: <2hp0n9Ffn3gvU1@uni-berlin.de>

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1085669148.514913_at_yasure...
> Greg Forestieri wrote:
>
> >>I don't buy or recommend databases for matters of style or taste
> >>or to 'get chicks'.
> >
> >
> > Thank goodness. Although if you could get chicks with a database I
> > say it would be with Oracle.
> >
> > I'd also say there's a greater difference between a Mercedes and a VW
> > than what gets chicks. Maybe what performs better, runs better,
> > drives better, safer....
> >
> > I recommend them based upon a cost benefit
>
> <LIGHT HEARTED>
> Well lets give some thought to this.
>
> What do women want?
>
> Security?
> Stability?
> Performance?
> The ability to get back a valid answer when performing a query?
>
> I'm not so sure how the scalability part translates. I'll leave
> that to others.
> </LIGHT HEARTED>

I think men would like all those things FROM women! Received on Fri May 28 2004 - 09:30:02 CDT