Re: tough choices

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:28:51 -0700
Message-ID: <1087748956.675560@yasure>

Mark A wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1087744953.74103_at_yasure...
> 

>>Mark A wrote:
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>>>Yes DPF is an additional cost on top of the ESE license. Even so, it is

> 
> less
> 

>>>expensive than an equivalent Oracle system.
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>>More or less no disagreements right up to here. A few nits to pick but
>>they can wait. But how can an additional cost be less expensive than
>>included in the standard edition license?
>>
>>--
>>Daniel Morgan

> 
> 
> First, Oracle is more expensive than DB2.

I am having a hard time believing that based on the pricing I've seen. Do you have any actual quotes on equivalent systems, priced within the last year, that support this contention?

What I mean by equivalent systems is that you include ALL costs. Not just the base database.

Because every time I have done the pricing DB2 has been more expensive.

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