Re: Why ORACLE is so expensive ????

Visual Design Inc. wrote:
>
> We need a database for our web server. So I called Oracle and they want
> $80,000 for a Oracle 8.0, This will allow unlimited users (unlimited hits
> ? ).
>
> Am I missing something here. I have seen Oracle 8.0 for about $1750.00 I
> understand these comes with 8 user licensee.
>
> Jay

(At a guess) they are making a judgement that you will have "x" concurrent hits and "x" yields a license of 80k. Maybe go with "We expect to have 25 concurrent hits" and see what they can come up with...

Cheers

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