Re: WHAT! 100% price increase for per user!

They told me the same thing when I called and asked as I bought 8i about 2 months ago.

On 19 Jun 2001 21:36:09 -0700, vafanassiev_at_aapt.com.au (Vsevolod Afanassiev) wrote:

>1. My Oracle salesrep informed me that UPGRADES to 9i are free...
>2. 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 Wed Jun 20 2001 - 00:43:24 CDT