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Re: Anti Capitalism?

At 7:48 AM -0500 1/1/97, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> "Rick H. Wesson" writes:
> > If you could say that database maintaince cost NSI 15% of the cost
> > to run their service and it is estimated that by then end of 1998
> > their revenue woulod be around 900m if growth continues. How do you
> > figure that it will cost .001% of that.
>
> I figure a couple of Ultras, an Oracle license, and a bunch (but not
> that much comparatively speaking) of code, plus enough money to pay
> for someone to drive out to fix the thing if it dies. 99% of the time
> the whole system likely runs untouched by human hands.
>
> Oh, and I have no idea how NSI spends their money.
>

Res ipsa loquitur.

Regards,

Simon

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