Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues
От | Robert Treat |
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Тема | Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues |
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Msg-id | 1037197969.1992.9.camel@camel обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues (Shane McChesney <shane@nooro.com>) |
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Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues
("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
This is interesting because I just read this article (http://www.sdtimes.com/cols/middlewatch.htm) that talks about how postgresql is at a disadvantage compared to other open source databases because it is produced under a BSD license, and won't have enough license revenue to sustain long term viability of postgresql inc, the main company behind postgresql. Robert Treat On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 18:14, Shane McChesney wrote: > ..among other things. > > Hey, all... earlier today I posted a (long) article to my weblog > about the prospects for proprietary content management firms, and > about Oracle's rapidly declining database license revenue in the face > of "current conditions" and competition from the likes of PostgreSQL. > > I thought it might be useful to note it here... > > http://www.skippingdot.net/2002/11/12 > > If you ever wonder why more people don't seem to "Get It" about open > source software, well, it may be that more people get it than even we > hear about, because they sure aren't buying Oracle like they used to. > > Of course, there are a lot of factors at play here, but there's no > doubt in my mind that PostgreSQL is on the list of contributors to > this trend. > > For those who don't have time to read the whole thing, here's a > tidbit: > > -===- > > First, [Oracle's] license revenue overall has dropped at Internet > speed: > > - FY 2002 software license revenue was down 25% from FY 2001. > - First-quarter FY 2003 license revenue is down another 23% from the > same quarter in FY 2002. > > That compound attrition is unprecedented, and there is no reason to > believe that it won't continue. There is no economic reason for it to > turn around. > > Second, licenses for Oracle's core database products contribute > ever-smaller proportions of the company's revenues. > > - Database licenses slid from 41% of revenue in FY 1997 to 28% in FY > 2002, and > - in Q1 2003, database license revenue was only 21.6% of overall > revenue. > > Oracle has a huge and well-established consulting business, which is > a good thing, because they're going to wind up pretty much entirely a > services organization, whether they like it or not. > > -===- > > Feel free to use the info in that article wherever and whenever you > like. > > I'll be watching this trend quarterly from now on, of course. > > Thanks, > > > Shane McChesney > President, > Wesearch Information Services Inc. > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org
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