Re: Oracle Pricing is kind of lame

I spoke to an Oracle reseller - they said you can now buy a two year licence for the database (about 1500 pounds sterling WWW.BUYORACLE-ONLINE.COM) - which is good for a startup. - That at least seems positive - although it did take a long time for me to find out about it!

Simon.

Craig Kelley wrote:

> greenlex_at_yahoo.com (Dan) writes:
>
> > I agree. Oracle would eliminate SQL Server competition if they only
> > had reasonable pricing. Oracle makes it very difficult for small
> > businesses to afford their products. I think the per Mhz is
> > absolutely ridiculous when there is no way in hell the database will
> > use the processor to capacity with the other non-Oracle processes
> > running.
> >
> > By comparison, SQL Server is only $3,000 per processor regardless of
> > Mhz. It's a crappy database but some of us have no choice.
> >
> > The other alternative is to license the Oracle Standard edition for
> > $15 per Mhz if you don't need the advanced features of the Enterprise
> > Edition.
>
> Which brings up another point.
>
> What if I want only one feature (bitmapped indicies) from the
> Enterprise edition? It seems like an incredible waste of money
> (paying literally ten times as much) for such a beastie.
>
> Oracle does indeed have a pricing problem which only puts barriers in
> front of its users. Just the fact that I have to answer questions
> like:
>
> o What is the timeframe of your purchase?
>
> (translation: How quickly can I get my commision?)
>
> o What is the planned budget of your project?
>
> (translation: Are you even worth my time?)
>
> o What part do you play in the process?
>
> (translation: Are you able to sign my commission check, or are
> you just a peon?)
>
> Perhaps Larry should get on the Cluetrain (www.cluetrain.org).
>
> I'm getting sick of it. I love Oracle's products; I have an instance
> on an AIX box which has been running for almost ten years now. I
> dread speaking to their customer "relations" people.
>
> --
> The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
> Craig Kelley -- kellcrai_at_isu.edu
> http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger ink@inconnu.isu.edu for PGP block
Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00:00 CST