Re: Newbie cannot login

"Richard" <qaz1521_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bgc9il$12m$1$8300dec7_at_news.demon.co.uk>...
> > I agree with the Newbie - Oracle should reduce to something useable
> > right out of the box.
>
> Don't you think Oracle Corp. have no incentive to do this? They've got the
> market for big database servers cornered so they don't need to worry about
> losing customers.

I think MS stealing from below is a very big worry.

>
> Also, if they made it easier to use, they'd reduce their income from
> training and consultancy. Why else would they be preparing to bring out
> Oracle 10 when plenty of users haven't even started using Oracle 9? Think
> of all the cash they'll make from the 'Oracle 10 new features' courses and
> books. Not to mention all of the DBAs who'll want to get recertified.
>
> Cynical? Me?

Fully agree. 'Should' and 'Will' are two very different things. What Oracle is missing, of course, is that some small part of that very large proportion of newbies who won't get over the initial hump will remember it later when it comes time to buy industrial-strength apps. If you think 5-10 years into the future, apps will completely drive decisions over db's (as if they don't now?). Oracle has sorta covered the early-adopter crowd with the Linux stuff, but in the mid-term that will be less important than having a smooth path from newbie to CIO decision-maker. Income from training and consultancy is good for short-term stock results, but that will inevitably crash. Larry needs a consistent income stream to convert to a value stock with dividends.

jg

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