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Yeah, I was being hyperbolic to try to make the point -- you can dismiss anything as merely a frigging X. You're absolutely right with regard to Oracle. (Tange
by pc 13y ago
Yeah, I was being hyperbolic to try to make the point -- you can dismiss anything as merely a frigging X. You're absolutely right with regard to Oracle.
(Tangent: for anyone interested in Oracle's history/business, or just enterprise software in general, I highly recommend http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743225058 http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743225058)
- prayag 13y agoThis book is highly recommended by Aaron Levie from Box too. Fantastic book.
- stingraycharles 13y agoI agree with you: at one point in time, Oracle probably was worth $1.2 billion. For all we know, MongoDB could grow into a company that spawns a lot of NoSQL middleware whatevers.
- awavering 13y agoOracle had a net income of over $10B in 2013. That's some serious cashflow. https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:ORCL&fstype=ii&ei=lMH6UPjjJcXLlAXw4QE https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:ORCL&fstype=ii&ei=lM...