http://www.maximporges.com/2005/10/31/oracle-wastes-their-time-on-a-free-version/ Winning At Yelling Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:13:16 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.maximporges.com/2005/10/31/oracle-wastes-their-time-on-a-free-version/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Clark Valberg Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.maximporges.com/?p=29#comment-50 If their intention is to target the "entry level" then you're right, it IS silly - whether or not to use a product like Oracle is the kind of infrastructure decision that's most often made (sometimes implicitly) before the system is even architectured. I can't imagine Oracle entering the classic MSSQL vs MySQL... Furthermore, if you’re working with a company that’s seriously considering Oracle the idea of a "free version" probably isn’t that compelling... If their intention is to target the “entry level” then you’re right, it IS silly – whether or not to use a product like Oracle is the kind of infrastructure decision that’s most often made (sometimes implicitly) before the system is even architectured. I can’t imagine Oracle entering the classic MSSQL vs MySQL… Furthermore, if you’re working with a company that’s seriously considering Oracle the idea of a “free version” probably isn’t that compelling…

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