=20 I think I missed the pricing announcement too. Wouldn't Enterprise Edition be $40k * 4 =3D $160k and Standard Edition be $15k * 4 =3D $60k (excluding discounts)? SE One wouldn't apply because of the 4 cpus. Jay -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark W. Farnham Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 2:47 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Grid skepticism wow. that guy missed the whole pricing announcement for the mid-tier. I hope he didn't really fork over $80,000 to license a 4 CPU Dell server. Quoting from my head, I think it's more like $5,000. And no, I don't work for Oracle (in fact several persons are probably rolling on the floor over that notion on reading this.) -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of DENNIS WILLIAMS Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 2:37 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Grid skepticism List - The author of this article has some provocative ideas about Oracle's grid initiative. http://www.devx.com/opinion/Article/21387 **DISCLAIMER This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended for the = use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed and may contain= information that is privileged, proprietary and confidential. If you are n= ot the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the = message or any information contained in the message. If you have received t= his communication in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail= message. The contents do not represent the opinion of D&E except to the ex= tent that it relates to their official business. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------