11g Xe wishlist--- only limitation on Storage, other no limitation.

Question

Hi,
I think if there will be no limitation on CPU and Memory, it will be a better marketing way for all edtions of database, and it will not let Oracle lose any money, since the storage will be the limitation on database.
The reason is: if there's no limitation with cpu and memory, then you can try oracle on any platform and run your application and see the performance, feel the good of Oracle.
But since the storage is a limit, you cannot put it in very large useage , you have to buy a priced editon if you are growing bigger enough.
So, if that way, the XE, Stardard edtion one, stardand edtion and enterprise editon , the functionality will be the same, but only the storage will not the same.
Will that marketing way work well for you(Oracle )?
Just an idea.
In that way, i think anyone can use XE, even very big companys, for testing their application and see the performance, if they felt right, they will buy editons according to how much storage will be needed.
Like :
database storage gb funtionality
XE 20 full
STD one 500 full
STD 2000 full
enterprise no limitation full
Peter

Answer 1

But if you make SE1 free, wouldn't that a good marketing strategy for taking up the lion share of the SMB market, think about it, the local erp/application vendors all over the world, can take advantage of SE1 and build their applications on Oracle database, not others.
And, if SE1 is free, I don't mean the support is free, the support will be like XE, through forum, or you have to buy offical support from Oracle, wouldn't that a way of what 'Saas' ?
Like the telephone company, before if you want to set up a telephone, you have to buy it first, but now, if you want to set up a telephone line at China, they will offer you the hardware(telephone).
And Uncle Larry announced 'full support, full support' on Linux, wouldn't that a good idea, at least make SE1 free on linux, or oracle enterprise linux? in that way may more enterprises choose Linux VS others platform.
How about that, even you make it free, still not much user use it, like, the market share is not enlarged for Oracle on some no-Oracle area, that mean, that is not a good product.
Peter