Comments on: Open Letter to Oracle: the Response So Far http://www.pythian.com/news/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far/ News and views from Pythian DBAs Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AWR and ASH Licensing - Letter to Larry Ellison « Mike R’s Blog http://www.pythian.com/news/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far/#comment-87959 AWR and ASH Licensing - Letter to Larry Ellison « Mike R’s Blog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:37:20 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far#comment-87959 [...] Update (22-Aug-2007) Mark Brinsmead provides an update on his response from Oracle on the Pythian Group Blog. [...] [...] Update (22-Aug-2007) Mark Brinsmead provides an update on his response from Oracle on the Pythian Group Blog. [...]

]]> By: paulm http://www.pythian.com/news/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far/#comment-85385 paulm Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:24:41 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far#comment-85385 Given Larry was interviewed recently saying that software licenses are only 10% of the overall cost of using software, specifically making this a separate license is contrary to his statement. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/893074.html ASH, ADDM and ADVISORs and the diagnostic pack actually drop the total cost of ownership as it makes the administration portion of that cost cheaper, both time and money. Of course Larry and the board of Oracle are beholden to shareholders and to always growing faster than the market has already discounted into the share price. For the share price to outperform the market, Oracle must grow at a faster rate than the market expects, ignoring short term volatility. Have Fun Paul Given Larry was interviewed recently saying that software licenses are only 10% of the overall cost of using software, specifically making this a separate license is contrary to his statement.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/893074.html

ASH, ADDM and ADVISORs and the diagnostic pack actually drop the total cost of ownership as it makes the administration portion of that cost cheaper, both time and money.

Of course Larry and the board of Oracle are beholden to shareholders and to always
growing faster than the market has already discounted into the share price.
For the share price to outperform the market, Oracle must grow at a faster rate than the market expects, ignoring short term volatility.

Have Fun

Paul

]]> By: Noons http://www.pythian.com/news/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far/#comment-85057 Noons Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:12:23 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/583/open-letter-to-oracle-the-response-so-far#comment-85057 don't worry: plenty of applications of " newspeak" and marketing nonsense will surely mask the simple fact there are quite a few companies totally fed-up with Oracle's short-sighted licensing schemes, and ready to jump to SQL Server. don’t worry: plenty of applications of ” newspeak” and marketing nonsense will surely mask the simple fact there are quite a few companies totally fed-up with Oracle’s short-sighted licensing schemes, and ready to jump to SQL Server.

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