Oracle's entire business model is based on sales people talking to middle- / upper-management and convincing them that Oracle is the best tool for the job even

Oracle's entire business model is based on sales people talking to middle- / upper-management and convincing them that Oracle is the best tool for the job even if their developers don't agree. There's a lot of "Oracle has a service contract" CYA reasoning, and there may even be kick-backs for the decision-makers for choosing Oracle[1]. [1] To be fair, I think this sort of thing permeates this type of "let's talk over lunch" sales model.