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I'd be skeptical just because it's Oracle. Not exactly a sprightly company to bet on for novel technology.
by dmix 1y ago
I'd be skeptical just because it's Oracle. Not exactly a sprightly company to bet on for novel technology.
- jlarocco 1y agoOn the other hand, if Oracle can't squeeze a profit out of AI, I'm skeptical anybody else can.
- pm90 1y agoHow do you mean? Have they succeeded at squeezing any profit out of anything thats not Oracle DB?
- lateforwork 1y agoFusion ERP and NetSuite.
- skeeter2020 1y agoprofit may be TBD, but they squeeze revenues out of everything and squeeze cost centers to oblivion
- jlarocco 1y agoI meant they've always had a reputation for being ruthless business people. Charging license fees based on the amount of memory in the host machine instead of the VM running Oracle, and things like that. They nickle and dime everything. https://investor.oracle.com/investor-news/news-details/2025/Oracle-Announces-Fiscal-Year-2026-First-Quarter-Financial-Results/default.aspx https://investor.oracle.com/investor-news/news-details/2025/... They don't break it out into products in the results, but it looks like hardware, software, cloud, and support were all profitable.
- p4ul 1y agoI agree with this, and I'd go even a bit further and describe them as predatory. They seem to have absolute contempt for their customers, and look for every possible opportunity to bleed them dry. But then again, I'm probably guilty of anthropomorphizing the lawnmower. [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2308s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2308s
- foofoo12 1y agoUnfair. Oracle excels at some things, like extortion, blackmailing and litigation.