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You didn't need to talk to a reseller to find this out. Go to oracle's web site and you'll see pricing for 2 year as well as 4 year contracts.
JK
"Simon Redfern" <simon_at_i-muse.nu> wrote in message
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> I spoke to an Oracle reseller - they said you can now buy a two year
> licence for the database (about 1500 pounds sterling
> WWW.BUYORACLE-ONLINE.COM) - which is good for a startup. - That at least
> seems positive - although it did take a long time for me to find out about
> it!
>
> Simon.
>
> Craig Kelley wrote:
>
> > greenlex_at_yahoo.com (Dan) writes:
> >
> > > I agree. Oracle would eliminate SQL Server competition if they only
> > > had reasonable pricing. Oracle makes it very difficult for small
> > > businesses to afford their products. I think the per Mhz is
> > > absolutely ridiculous when there is no way in hell the database will
> > > use the processor to capacity with the other non-Oracle processes
> > > running.
> > >
> > > By comparison, SQL Server is only $3,000 per processor regardless of
> > > Mhz. It's a crappy database but some of us have no choice.
> > >
> > > The other alternative is to license the Oracle Standard edition for
> > > $15 per Mhz if you don't need the advanced features of the Enterprise
> > > Edition.
> >
> > Which brings up another point.
> >
> > What if I want only one feature (bitmapped indicies) from the
> > Enterprise edition? It seems like an incredible waste of money
> > (paying literally ten times as much) for such a beastie.
> >
> > Oracle does indeed have a pricing problem which only puts barriers in
> > front of its users. Just the fact that I have to answer questions
> > like:
> >
> > o What is the timeframe of your purchase?
> >
> > (translation: How quickly can I get my commision?)
> >
> > o What is the planned budget of your project?
> >
> > (translation: Are you even worth my time?)
> >
> > o What part do you play in the process?
> >
> > (translation: Are you able to sign my commission check, or are
> > you just a peon?)
> >
> > Perhaps Larry should get on the Cluetrain (www.cluetrain.org).
> >
> > I'm getting sick of it. I love Oracle's products; I have an instance
> > on an AIX box which has been running for almost ten years now. I
> > dread speaking to their customer "relations" people.
> >
> > --
> > The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
> > Craig Kelley -- kellcrai_at_isu.edu
> > http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger ink@inconnu.isu.edu for PGP block
>
Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00:00 CST