Re: Is this the way Oracle always does business?

pglat_at_quickquote.com (Phil Glatz) wrote:

> Seemed strange
>to me something so good was so cheap, but the explanation was that they
>were trying to get market share away form Microsoft, even it it meant
>taking a loss. Ok.
 

>I'm kind of dismayed by all this - I've been told by more than one
>person that Oracle makes a great product, but expect to spend large
>bucks up front, get nickle and dimed for maintenance, and be ready to
>hire expensive outside consultants to answer the questions Oracle can't
>(or won't). Makes doing business with Microsoft look a lot less
>unattractive.

The other side of the coin on the old saying 'You get what you pay for' is 'you (eventually) will pay for what you get'

If you want a really good database, you will wind up paying for it, one way or another. If you don't want to pay for a really good database, get a cheap one.

If you have to have a really good database, then the justification should also exist to pay for it. If you absolutely can't get the justification to pay for it, then install a really cheap database. And when things 'go to pot' (if they do) then quote the line I started with: 'You get what you pay for'

'Keystroke'
KeystrkTX_at_AOL.COM Received on Sat Jun 08 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST