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Solaris 9: Sticker Shock

Posted by chrisd on from the that's-a-lot-of-cd-blanks dept.

sysadmn writes "With the release of Solaris 9 , Sun has bundled many goodies, including an LDAP directory server and a J2EE application server. At the same time, while a single CPU license is still free, they've begun charging for multiprocessor systems. As a kicker, purchasers of used systems may find that they have to pay Sun an OS licensing fee. (Curiously, the 2 CPU server version seems to be $249, while the 4 CPU desktop is $199. In some cases it's the same motherboard, power supply and memory!). At the upper end, that million dollar machine from Ebay may require a $400,000 fee :-) I like Solaris for many reasons, but I have to wonder: will this pay off? " Solaris is certainly a capable os, but sheeze that seems like an awful lot of money.

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  1. That attitude by jaavaaguru · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If only more people had that attitude...
    Windows is too expensive for me to run on my PC at home - the latest reliable (hehe) version is more than 200 bucks (XP Pro). I don't care, I use Linux.

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