Everything has a cost associated with it. Those who contend that DBF's, due to their royalty-free nature always represent a lower-cost alternative to SQL may not always be correct. For example, while I may pay x dollars for a set of SQL licsenses, that cost may be more than offset by the easier time I have adminstering and maintaining SQL databases as opposed to DBF-based databases..





>>What makes/does not make MS money does not enter into my decision. It is 100% irrelevant. There are those however who choose to make that an issue...
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>The corollary to "makes MS (or any vendor) money" is "costs me or my customer money." I would think that cost enter into your decisions.
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>I'm not stating that it bothers me when a MS or anyone else makes money...