[Info-vax] Oracle loses appeal in HP/Oracle Lawsuit

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <kfm05t$hla$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble
<davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 

> >> So my question is, if Oracle sees value (profits) in continuing to sell 
> >> RDB, with it's unique (VMS only) requirements in doing so, then just 
> >> what the hell would be so expensive in continuing to sell Oracle Classic 
> >> on HP-UX, and VMS?
> > 
> > Perhaps most customers wouldn't pay for it without support, and support 
> > would be expensive so no-one would buy it.
> 
> Huh???
> 
> Oracle and it's support are rather expensive, though lots of people 
> still buy it.  On all kinds of systems.  So why would HP customers be 
> any different?

Most people using an Oracle database product on VMS use Rdb.  My guess 
is that while some fraction X of that number might use non-Rdb Oracle on 
VMS, support for that would cost a fraction Y of the support for Rdb, 
with Y>X.  On the other hand, X<1, i.e. there are fewer non-Rdb 
customers, so price for support (and licenses) for non-Rdb Oracle on VMS 
would be, per customer, more than Rdb.  Rdb is already rather expensive.