[Jackypot]

I interviewed for a company which made auditing software for government departments. I asked why they chose Oracle and they explained that governments get a hefty discount, so it was actually more cost-effective than the alternatives (e.g. enterprise SQL Server). So the motivation can actually be the opposite!

[jstewartmobile]

Even at half-price, the cost is still out-of-this-world.

[aprdm]

For a lot of businesses the Oracle license cost is a rounding error.