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> The hate around Oracle seems very emotional without reason and reminds me of the hate around Microsoft back in the day. Seriously? There were plenty of legi
by dralley 6y ago
> The hate around Oracle seems very emotional without reason and reminds me of the hate around Microsoft back in the day.
Seriously? There were plenty of legitimate reasons to hate Microsoft "back in the day". Less of them now, but hating Microsoft in the 90s and 00s was not "without reason".
- colesantiago 6y ago> Less of them now, but hating Microsoft in the 90s and 00s was not "without reason". Never said that, read what I said again.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago> The hate around Oracle seems very emotional without reason and reminds me of the hate around Microsoft back in the day. (emphasis mine) Okay, what am I missing? That looks like exactly the same statement.
- tessierashpool 6y agoyeah, there's a huge difference between "emotional" and "emotional without reason." operating in bad faith will indeed make people emotional, but for a very good reason.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> > The hate around Oracle seems very emotional without reason and reminds me of the hate around Microsoft back in the day. > Seriously? There were plenty of legitimate reasons to hate Microsoft "back in the day". That validates the second half of the comparison as much as it contradicts the first.