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I feel like the basis of this post is that in the current state of software development, SaaS alone holds very limited power.
by danvoell 2mo ago
I feel like the basis of this post is that in the current state of software development, SaaS alone holds very limited power.
- Animats 2mo agoif so, are Salesforce and Oracle in trouble yet?
- danvoell 2mo agoNo, they are not in trouble yet. I'm not saying SaaS is dead. The article, to me, reads as, if you are in SaaS, you better be looking at ways to build power above and beyond a simple service, be it a network moat, corporate compliance, competing with the vertical....
- shimman 2mo agoOracle has a BBB- credit rating (one step above junk bonds), so maybe yeah.
- Animats 2mo agoDid not know they'd slipped that far.
- Animats 2mo agoIncoming Oracle news: "Oracle’s Cold 6 AM Layoff Emails Hit Staff Amid New Wave of Cuts: ‘Today Is Your Last Working Day’ The company has not disclosed how many workers were affected by the latest cuts, which follow a reported 21,000-employee decline during fiscal 2026."[1] Uh oh. How long until the ORACLE sign comes off the big cylindrical building in San Mateo? Will Ellison have to sell his private island?[2] [1] https://www.techtimes.co.uk/oracle-new-layoffs-restructuring-costs-2-8-billion-1808676 https://www.techtimes.co.uk/oracle-new-layoffs-restructuring... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%81na%CA%BBi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%81na%CA%BBi
- jayanmn 2mo agoIn India we have company that enable gig workers - maids, drivers, beauticians, fixing aircons etc. Company charges so much that people try to cut way from the aggregator. Instead a fixed number and vision to reduce that further would these companies much bigger.