Re: What is Oracle thinking

Yes, all RDBMS vendors scale better than Oracle on pricing.

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,

> John Seitz

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