>proprietary database Oracle, Microsoft and SAP all do very well out of their proprietary databases for OLTP. In analytics, Snowflake was the largest tech IPO

>proprietary database Oracle, Microsoft and SAP all do very well out of their proprietary databases for OLTP. In analytics, Snowflake was the largest tech IPO ever last year. For whatever reason, the database market seems to be entirely ok with proprietary software. Disclaimer: I sell Snowflake for a living.