Re: SQL Server Royalty
From: Eric Sabine (mopar41_at_hyotyt_mail_nounderscores.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:59:44 -0400
I don't pay Microsoft any royalties on software that accesses sql server.
It's just more profit these companies (the erp vendors) are trying to make.
I haven't heard of anything like this.
Farhan wrote:
> I don't know where to ask this question, I am hoping
> someone will clarify this for me. We are evaluating
> several ERP systems, but when it comes to choosing the
> database. All the software vendors say that they have to
> pay approx. 10% Royalty to Microsoft to develop their
> applications on SQL Server. All these vendors charge the
> customers this 'premium' if customers want to use their
> existing SQL Server or buy new one. Is that true, a myth?
> If its true, isn't Microsoft concerned about losing
> customers? I will stop using SQL Server because the ERP
> vendors are going to charge a premium of 5000 to 10,000
> dollars on it.
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