- My Oracle salesrep informed me that UPGRADES to 9i are free...
- I'm wondering what all this fuss is about - it the total
cost of a project the Oracle license cost is typically just a few percent...
"Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message news:<yuQX6.1116$Tt6.438500_at_monger.newsread.com>...
> For larger customers and those who have many people hitting the database
> over the web, the price went down. Last year Oracle's market share went up
> but Microsoft's and DB2's went up more. Price is starting to have an effect
> in the marketplace.
>
>
> "Owen Ap'Owen" <nospam_at_thank.you> wrote in message
> news:MPG.159972095e4f974b98968c_at_news.pacbell.net...
> > Not just Microsoft's continued success but also IBM's.
> >
> > I gave up on Oracle a few months ago but got excited when I read about
> > the new pricing structure. That's to say I was excited until I saw the
> > details.
> >
> > We run one single-processor DB server. About 100 users connect once a
> > day to print reports or check numbers. About 25 automated workstations
> > connect to feed in spurts of data every few minutes. I doubt if we ever
> > have more than 10 concurrent users.
> >
> > Under Oracle's incredible pricing scheme I can buy a one-processor
> > license for $12,000 or I can buy 100 named user licenses for $30,000.
> >
> > Unfortunately for Oracle I can buy concurrent user licenses from IBM or
> > Microsoft for a total cost that is one fifth that of an Oracle solution.
> >
> > I don't see how Oracle is going to keep from bleeding away potential
> > customers over the long run. Their pricing is stratospheric compared to
> > their competition.
> >
> > In article <bafba412.0106191018.1f8d745a_at_posting.google.com>,
> > stevens_at_coloradocustomware.com says...
> >
> > > I have gone to task with many a IT director about Oracle being too
> > > expesive, now I have some crow to eat! Is Larry Elison just tring to
> > > insure Microsft's continued success, or am I missing something here?
> >
> >
Received on Tue Jun 19 2001 - 23:36:09 CDT
