Re: Why does Oracle cost so much?

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1085030097.77247_at_yasure>...
> Greg Forestieri wrote:
>
> > Why are Volvo, Mercedes, and Toyota so expensive? Who usually buys
> > these cars and what do they have that a Chevy, Isuzu, or a VW don't
> > have?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Markus Hölzle" <mhoelzle_at_gmx.de> wrote in message news:<c82t1g$cvk$1_at_ngspool-d02.news.aol.com>...
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>im just wondering why Oracle is so expensive and who uses it. Could someone
> >>tell me, who are the usuall buyers of Oracle and why is it so special
> >>compared to other dbs?
> >>Thx
>
> I have a Jaguar not a Chevy ... because I like it. Well that and
> it takes corners at 70 as smoothe as silk.
>
> I don't buy or recommend databases for matters of style or taste
> or to 'get chicks'.

Thank goodness. Although if you could get chicks with a database I say it would be with Oracle.

I'd also say there's a greater difference between a Mercedes and a VW than what gets chicks. Maybe what performs better, runs better, drives better, safer....

I recommend them based upon a cost benefit
> ratio that includes security, stability, scalability, performance,
> cost, feature set, ease of use, ability to obtain support, ability
> to obtain trained staff, confidence that the vendor will remain
> viable for the life of the application. It is a bit more complex
> an equation.
Received on Wed May 26 2004 - 14:13:17 CDT