Those are list prices. I guarantee you can find it cheaper.
>Anyone care to explain why SQL Server database is so expensive.
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>Prices are (MS Web Site):
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> U$ 3,700 Workgroup Edition
> U$ 5,737 Standard Edition
> U$ 23,911 Enterprise edition
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>Can these sort of prices really be justified?
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>I may be wrong, but it just seems a bit of a rip off. It’s just a bit of software on a DVD.
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>It’s high time someone came up with an alternative.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer