Re: What is Oracle thinking

Hummmmm! Oracle too expensive, Microsoft not scalable -- sounds like a Sybase solution. <grin>

Jason Webster

Norris wrote in message <8bf6uo$30tb$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>...
>Yes, all RDBMS vendors scale better than Oracle on pricing.
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>In comp.databases.oracle.tools Cyllan <seitz_at_pobox.com> wrote:
>> Dear Oracle Corp,
 

>> I have a grip to share with Oracle. I'm a small web developer that would
>> like to use Oracle as my database backend for a small web business. I'm
>> hoping that one day it will grow, but right now I'm small. Also, I want
 to
>> have someone else host the web site. I would think that Oracle databases
>> would be everywhere. Well their not.
 

>> I can find Microsoft SQL-Server everywhere at good prices. Now I know
>> someone will say Oracle is better than MS-SQL. I agree that is why I
 would
>> like to use them, but the cost of getting an ISP with Oracle is almost 10
>> times the cost. Why? Is Oracle that weak in their ISP relationships,
 that
>> they can't give the software away to ISPs.
 

>> I spoke to a company last night that said MS wants them to use MS-SQL/ASP
>> that MS gave them an a huge discount. I can't confirm this, but the ISP
>> only offers MS-SQL and no Oracle.
 

>> So I figured that Oracle would have a list of ISPs that offered web
 hosting.
>> Then on their front page I see, "It only takes 7 seconds to lose a
>> customer." Well at that point I have been trying for 2 hours to find a
 web
>> hosting company. Well I didn't find a web page with web hosting using
>> Oracle. But I did find an article of Oracle scalability. I read it. I
>> agreed with them. That is when I was hit with an thought.
 

>> What is scalability? Is scalability the means of growing large? No, but
>> the means to handle small amounts to huge amounts. Performance wise,
 Oracle
>> scales well. Price wise no scaling. Sure Standard PowerUnit pricing is
>> only 10 bucks per PowerUnit. But its hard to sell that to myself, when I
>> have no money. My project is sweet equity. I don't have the financial
>> resources to use Oracle. And since Oracle doesn't have any web hosting
>> deals
>> with companies, I'm forces to use MS-SQL. Now I'm stuck using MS-SQL,
 which
>> makes MS happy. Now I will use ASP and Visual Interdev. They keep
>> mindshare in my mind. And if I ever have to consult a small business
>> wanting to get on the web using a web host, I can only recommend MS
>> products. Why? Because Oracle lost a customer in 7 seconds.
 

>> Sincerely,
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Received on Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00:00 CST