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I guess my point is that I can arm-chair quarterback all I want, but their business doesn't seem to end up hurt by their tactics (which look self-destructive to
by modoc 11y ago
I guess my point is that I can arm-chair quarterback all I want, but their business doesn't seem to end up hurt by their tactics (which look self-destructive to me), so perhaps my view is not 100% accurate.
- scrollaway 11y agoAnd my point is that you can make more money than god and still be evil and your existence be a net negative on the world. I don't think we should judge them by the money they make.
- modoc 11y agoI guess we're talking cross-purpose. I'm not trying to say Oracle is "good" or "evil" or weigh in on their moral value to the world. I'm just pointing out that business decisions they make, that seem to be illogical or self-harming, never appear to actually harm their overall business long term.
- rayiner 11y agoOracle has had a really fundamental impact on databases, being one of the first relational DBs and the first one in widespread use. I think it'd take a lot more than suing Google over Android to make Elison a "net negative" to the world. It's like Google Seach. Google could launch a bullshit patent war against Facebook to help Google+, but the negative effect of that wouldn't outweigh the positive contribution of Google Search. I note this not to defend Oracle so much as point out that the history of computing is long and a lot of important stuff happened before this latest Android/Twitter/Facebook era.