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by mey 5562 days ago
The cost of the Windows OS itself it not the real cost. SQLServer gets costly as you grow out, but not nearly as bad as Oracle.

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/pricing.aspx

Yes, BizSpark makes it free, but that basically locks you into the platform long enough for you to rely on it before you start paying those prices.