For you folks are having such a wonderful time trouncing Oracle *just* for the
size of the manual, take a look at what's happening in Microsoft's corner...

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Subject: [SLE] This IS devestating to MickySoft!!(OT)

"...every Microsoft customer, including ISVs, VARs, and corporate end users,
who wished to customize SQL Server by adding code or product to meet the
specific needs of users would have been required to purchase a license from
Timeline to do so. Given the basic design and intended purpose and use of SQL
Server ... the potential economic benefit to Timeline would have been
staggering. ...(That economic benefit would be) from the future sale of
licenses to essentially all of Microsoft's SQL Server customers."

In confirming Timeline's contract interpretation, the Court of Appeals did
 not change the Superior Court's finding that the "potential economic benefit
 to Timeline would have been staggering." The Court of Appeals did note that,
 for whatever reason, Microsoft now finds the "...agreement is not
 commercially reasonable...". But the court rightly pointed out "...it is not
 the duty of the courts to correct what may be bad bargains, but to enforce
 an agreement as written."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/29419.html

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