Re: oracle prices, are they for real?

xyzzy_at_billthecat.net (D.M.(Mike) Mattix) kirjoitteli seuraavaa:

>In article <7dcjla$lr8$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>, christine_at_techresource.org says...
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>> 1300 dollars for oracle on linux. Does anyone
>> else think that this price is recockulous. Do people
>> actually pay these prices. I think i'll just tough
>> it out without either postgres or mySQL.
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>Oracle's prices ARE high. $1300?? You should get a quote for some of the UNIX
>servers (DEC/IBM/HP) or DEC Open/VMS (I know Compaq bought DEC but I refuse to
>acknowledge it..). How doe $20-50K strike you?? It always amazes me to listen to
>Ellison act so morally high and mighty while his sales departments stick it to
>you..

Humm ... I was told by Oracle that licence cost per users is the same on all platforms. Amount of users is only factor which raises the price.

You wouldn't usually buy 5-user license on HP, though.

Prices you mention can't be compared to anything unless you mention the amount of users they are for.

Tuomas
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