On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Bob Friesenhahn < bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us> wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Aug 2010, David Magda wrote: > >> >> But that US$ 400 was only if you wanted support. For the last little while >> you could run Solaris 10 legally without a support contract without issues. >> > > The $400 number is bogus since the amount that Oracle quotes now depends on > the value of the hardware that the OS will run on. For my old SPARC Blade > 2500 (which will probably not go beyond Solaris 10), the OS support cost was > only in the $60-70 range. On a brand-new high-end system, the cost is > higher. The OS support cost on a million dollar system would surely be > quite high but owners of such systems will surely pay for system support > rather than just OS support and care very much that their system continues > running. > > The previous Sun software support pricing model was completely bogus. The > Oracle model is also bogus, but at least it provides a means for an > entry-level user to be able to afford support. > > Bob > > The cost discussion is ridiculous, period. $400 is a steal for support. You'll pay 3x or more for the same thing from Redhat or Novell. --Tim
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