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I mean, I'm sure our CTO would tell you they are looking for an offramp. From time to time we start an initiative to do so (i.e., when there is a new set of ex
by jmull 5y ago
I mean, I'm sure our CTO would tell you they are looking for an offramp.
From time to time we start an initiative to do so (i.e., when there is a new set of executives at a certain level).
However, as the awareness of the actual scope and cost of migrating away becomes clear, the effort is dropped. It's technically possible, but also risky and no one wants to practically pause other development while it occurs -- which makes sense since that would probably be fatal.
- virgilp 5y agoAnd you know what tends to happen? Something comes along, that makes it feasible. It might be something surprising. And then, all of the sudden, there's no way to respond - because Oracle the company is so entrenched in the business model of profiting from locked-in customers, that they can't develop a novel response to a novel threat.