Yea, according to you that happened, but its more of a rarity than the rule.
I've been dealing with oracle corp for 10 years and for a long time, there was negotiations but not like that. joe &alef;&dalet;&resh; &yod;&het;&yod;&alef;&lamed; wrote: > To use your own words: I beg to differ. > > We have a site license for in-house use of Oracle. > The subject of license for internet site came up. > We checked MSSQL server prices and got a competitive offer > from oracle. We went the oracle way. > When you add the price of the license + training costs + having to > manage to different DBMS etc. Oracle can be the less expensive choice. > > BTW Antonio wrote that they are already an Oracle shop. > > Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Joe Testa [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Sun, January 27, 2002 5:45 PM >>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >>Subject: Re: Slight OT : Size of MS SQLServer Databases >> >>I bet to differ, unless the company has millions sunk into oracle >>software, oracle corp doesn't seem to care about the small stuff. >> >>joe >> >>&alef;&dalet;&resh; &yod;&het;&yod;&alef;&lamed; wrote: >> >> >>>I will ask Oracle for competitive bid of the license. >>>I think that they will go a long way to prevent MSSQL getting a foothold >>> >>in >> >>>your company. >>> >>>Yechiel Adar, Mehish Computer Services >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >>>>Sent: Fri, January 25, 2002 1:06 PM >>>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >>>>Subject: Slight OT : Size of MS SQLServer Databases >>>> >>>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>We are evaluating databases to our web site and the candidates are >>>> >>Oracle >> >>>>and MS. We already have Oracle running on our production environments , >>>>but >>>>, mainly a cost-based decision , management don´t want to buy Oracle to >>>>the >>>>web site. So , we want to know how big are the MS databases out there. >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance, >>>>Antonio Belloni >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >>>>-- >>>>Author: >>>> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >>>>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >>>>to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >>>>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >>>>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >>>>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >>>>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>>>This e-mail was scanned by the eSafe Mail Gateway >>>>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>>> >>>> >> >>-- >>Joe Testa, Oracle DBA >>Want to have a good time with a bunch of geeks? Check out: >>http://www.geekcruises.com/standard_interface/future_cruises.html >>I'm presenting, when registering drop my name :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >>-- >>Author: Joe Testa >> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >>to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> This e-mail was scanned by the eSafe Mail Gateway >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> > -- Joe Testa, Oracle DBA Want to have a good time with a bunch of geeks? Check out: http://www.geekcruises.com/standard_interface/future_cruises.html I'm presenting, when registering drop my name :) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Joe Testa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
