Do you see this?

https://shop.mysql.com/enterprise/?rz=s2

To me, in the high availability and high demand environment that I work in, that single server license costs $5k

That's for ONE server. Sure it's not the wonky per-cpu model of Oracle, but it's still a cost. I'll probably need several on the project I'm working on so it's not just a one time fee - it's yearly. Combine that with the new hardware costs and the hiring of new DBA staff with MySQL experience to shadow our Oracle DBAs (or retraining) - MySQL is not fracking free! It's downright expensive.

I am soooo tired of people telling me that MySQL is cheaper than Oracle. Just because there's a free version for everyone to play with, that doesn't mean that your going to run the free version in a production environment.

I can already hear the whining "But you don't have to pay for it, it's open source man - it's like free love and stuff"
PUT DOWN THE WEED AND LISTEN. YES I FRACKING DO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT YOU FRACKING HIPPIE!

The free version doesn't come with support. You get what you pay for. We live and work in a capitalist marketplace where if you like something, you buy it to encourage the production of similar products. It's sometimes called voting with your wallet.
If the fecal matter hits the spinning blades of doom - I want someone on the phone ASAP. I've got somewhere over 1k employees using my software to provide support to some 9 million customers. Downtime is NOT an option. There is no way in hell I'm going to tell them - "Ooops, sorry, my bad - I got the free version and even if I buy it now, it will take a few buisness days before support starts."
Yea, that's a big I don't think so. I'd like to avoid being skinned alive if I can help it.

I just needed to vent.