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To: Larry S. who wrote (39380)	5/6/2002 11:55:17 AM
From: DanZ	Respond to of 53068

As a developer of database applications, I know firsthand that it is very expensive and not very common for a company to ditch their database applications just so they can buy a cheaper development environment. Companies have huge investments in applications that run on the Oracle engine and they aren't about to throw that away to buy a cheaper development environment that would require them to rewrite all their applications. Granted new developers might choose an alternative environment, but Oracle generates a lot of revenue from upgrades, maintenance, and even training. I have used Microsoft SQL server as well, and both have their places depending on the application. Users don't generally select a development environment based solely on cost because the ability to meet the requirements of the application are more important. I haven't used any IBM database products but suspect that they are used more on IBM mainframes rather than desktop computers. Varying comments such as the ones you posted contribute to the volatility in the stock, but I think that ORCL has much more upside potential than downside risk from 8.