It absolutely does. I've never met anyone with a positive opinion of Oracle, and I know many companies avoid dealing with Oracle. I think this strategy only wo

It absolutely does. I've never met anyone with a positive opinion of Oracle, and I know many companies avoid dealing with Oracle. I think this strategy only works if you have enough marketshare and vendor lock-in that customers can't easily leave and you have enough money that you can get new customers by acquiring other companies.