Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy
From | Marc G. Fournier |
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Subject | Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues |
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Msg-id | 20021113103418.W20557-100000@hub.org Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Oracle's Rapidly Sliding License Revenues (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>) |
List | pgsql-advocacy |
On 13 Nov 2002, Robert Treat wrote: > 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. license revenue? damn, were ppl supposed to be sending us license revenue? *scratch head* *puzzled look* thank god that wasn't part of our business plan ... > 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 > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org >
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