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Absolutely! It is, after all, deadwood -- and given that it's broadly resistant to Oracle's management-by-asphyxiation, it will likely be there for quite some t

• shemnon42 10y ago
  Can confirm, although the asphyxiation often comes from a level or two up.
• mathattack 10y ago
  What do you mean by "Oracle's management-by-asphyxiation"? And is it that Oracle has such marketplace strength that it can get away with holding the deadwood? I had heard that Oracle was a very competitive place.
  • Zelmor 10y ago
    "Too big to fail" market attitude, I guess.
    • mathattack 10y ago
      "Too big to fail" usually involves outsiders (government) propping up companies. (Think GM or Bank of America) I don't think the government is propping up Oracle.