I guess you are partly paying for the name with Oracle. I'd be interested to see a full cost break down, with features as a guide. But Oracle is the '800 pound gorilla', so I guess they can leverage their reputation to charge more for similar products. Same thing with Intel vs. AMD.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:08 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: coldfusion and SQL2005 > > Standard Edition One is $5k per CPU according to their site: > > http://oraclestore.oracle.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?sec > tion=15105 > > My guess is when they made the cost comparisons they were comparing to > Workgroup Edition which is 3700-3900 per cpu according to this link. > > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.mspx#EDAA > > > > On 2/22/06, Munson, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Yeah, pretty much decided to go with MSSQL Express and if it > > > gets out grown > > > to go to MSSQL 2005. Had thought about doing the same route > > > but with Oracle > > > then decided not too since the "out growing" phase would mean > > > an handsome > > > amount more of money. > > > > Is Oracle more expensive than MSSQL 2005? Last I checked, > their pricing > > structure was pretty similar. Someone please correct me if > I'm wrong > > though. > > > > > > ------------- > > > > > > [INFO] -- Access Manager: > > This transmission may contain information that is > privileged, confidential > > and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > are not the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, > > distribution, or use of the information contained herein > (including any > > reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received > this transmission > > in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy > the material in > > its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. > Thank you. A2 > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233116 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
