[clug] Google compared to latest Microsoft evilness

[wally at wic.net.au]

RH is a bad example for comparison.

Try Holden instead.

Don't buy a Barina and expect it to be able to tow a large caravan one 
year later because your requirements have changed.

Microsoft offer a scaled solution. If you need a server and you are a 
small company you can buy std version for X dollars that will run on 
the hardware that you would be expected to have.

If you are a mega company you can buy the enterprise version for 10x X 
dollars that allows you to run your 64G 8way sql server.

If you are a business that is running systems that NEED that sort of 
hardware you can afford to pay Microsoft for the enterprise version. 
(or you need to seriously look at your business model)

If you don't want to pay, don't, no one is forcing you to buy MS. You 
accept their business structure when you buy from their menu.

For memory I believe HP-UX and Sun also sell software based on hardware 
limits?