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Among all the feasible buyers, Oracle feels like the worst possible one. They are basically the real life version of Mr. Robot's Evil Corp, and they have a very

Among all the feasible buyers, Oracle feels like the worst possible one. They are basically the real life version of Mr. Robot's Evil Corp, and they have a very bad record when it comes to acquisitions.

seattle_spring 6y ago
> they have a very bad record when it comes to acquisitions. They bought and killed ATG, which is a net win in my book.
MrBuddyCasino 6y ago
Yes. I hope they acquire TikTok.
- jacquesm 6y ago
  Hehe. Agreed. In fact I have a list of companies that I would like Oracle to acquire.
  - majewsky 6y ago
    Is Oracle on that list?
    - kube-system 6y ago
      ORA-01476 divisor is equal to zero
      - jacquesm 6y ago
        There is a Rust linked list joke in here somewhere but I'm stuck in a loop so I can't find it.
    - boring_twenties 6y ago
      It would be only honorable thing for Oracle to do.
    - norin 6y ago
      hahahahaha
- XaspR8d 6y ago
  I don't understand the hate for TikTok I frequently see on HN. Is it just ordinary ageism/curmudgeonliness? I'm not in its core audience myself, but it seems to me to be a very smartly put together app, both in its core features (practically the only video remixing/editing app for mobile that retains tolerable levels of both accessibility and expressiveness) and in its platform (particularly the recommendation engine which seems to drive pretty solid engagement).
  - krspykrm 6y ago
    It's cognitive dissonance. America is supposed to be the good guys, but on American social media everyone is toxic and hates each other and it's all full of political and corporate AstroTurfing; China is supposed to be the bad guys, but on TikTok everyone's happy and enjoying themselves and the content is organic and largely apolitical. The easiest way to get rid of the cognitive dissonance is not to fix US social media, but to get rid of TikTok.
    - garmaine 6y ago
      Or it could be that we just don’t like apps that exist to Hoover up personal information and/or be state sponsored spying endpoints, no matter who makes them.
      - MrBuddyCasino 6y ago
        Correct answer, downvoted of course since this is HN. I personally don’t care about privacy too much, but the way TikTok operates and its ties with the Chinese government is more than a little concerning. The videos are fun, too bad about the content.
        trasz 6y ago
        It would be correct if it didn’t ignore the fact that US-based companies do the exact same thing.
zadkey 6y ago
I guess Oracle in the Tech market. But if it was a game company it would be EA as the worst offender.
mcherm 6y ago
> Among all the feasible buyers, Oracle feels like the worst possible one. That depends on your goal. If you are the President and find that users on TikTok keep making fun of you, which you find offensive and want it to stop, then perhaps this is a good choice.

seattle_spring 6y ago

> they have a very bad record when it comes to acquisitions. They bought and killed ATG, which is a net win in my book.

MrBuddyCasino 6y ago

Yes. I hope they acquire TikTok.

jacquesm 6y ago
Hehe. Agreed. In fact I have a list of companies that I would like Oracle to acquire.
- majewsky 6y ago
  Is Oracle on that list?
  - kube-system 6y ago
    ORA-01476 divisor is equal to zero
    - jacquesm 6y ago
      There is a Rust linked list joke in here somewhere but I'm stuck in a loop so I can't find it.
  - boring_twenties 6y ago
    It would be only honorable thing for Oracle to do.
  - norin 6y ago
    hahahahaha
XaspR8d 6y ago
I don't understand the hate for TikTok I frequently see on HN. Is it just ordinary ageism/curmudgeonliness? I'm not in its core audience myself, but it seems to me to be a very smartly put together app, both in its core features (practically the only video remixing/editing app for mobile that retains tolerable levels of both accessibility and expressiveness) and in its platform (particularly the recommendation engine which seems to drive pretty solid engagement).
- krspykrm 6y ago
  It's cognitive dissonance. America is supposed to be the good guys, but on American social media everyone is toxic and hates each other and it's all full of political and corporate AstroTurfing; China is supposed to be the bad guys, but on TikTok everyone's happy and enjoying themselves and the content is organic and largely apolitical. The easiest way to get rid of the cognitive dissonance is not to fix US social media, but to get rid of TikTok.
  - garmaine 6y ago
    Or it could be that we just don’t like apps that exist to Hoover up personal information and/or be state sponsored spying endpoints, no matter who makes them.
    - MrBuddyCasino 6y ago
      Correct answer, downvoted of course since this is HN. I personally don’t care about privacy too much, but the way TikTok operates and its ties with the Chinese government is more than a little concerning. The videos are fun, too bad about the content.
      - trasz 6y ago
        It would be correct if it didn’t ignore the fact that US-based companies do the exact same thing.

zadkey 6y ago

I guess Oracle in the Tech market. But if it was a game company it would be EA as the worst offender.

mcherm 6y ago

> Among all the feasible buyers, Oracle feels like the worst possible one. That depends on your goal. If you are the President and find that users on TikTok keep making fun of you, which you find offensive and want it to stop, then perhaps this is a good choice.