Thread regarding Oracle Corp. layoffs

This has to be the stupidest strategy....

Companies can also run Oracle database on AWS, but earlier this year, Oracle changed its licensing in such a way that it essentially doubled the cost of running and Oracle database on AWS cloud. The idea was clear: Oracle wants to make it cheaper for its customers to run its software on its own cloud. But, the strategy might backfire. As you might imagine, Oracle's customers were not happy about the price increase. AWS already has an enormous number of enterprise customers and such tactics just might encourage them to try moving to AWS database instead.

On Wednesday, during his keynote talk, Jassy said, "Oracle overnight doubled price of its software on AWS. Who does that to their customers? Someone who doesn’t care about the customer but views them as a means to their financial ends."

This is bound to backfire. Doubling the price isn't going to move customers to the crap Oracle cloud. They are just going to abandon the db. Stupid, stupid idea.

From: http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-web-services-makes-onstage-dig-at-oracles-larry-ellison-2017-11

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Oh, sure, Dumbo, LE is such a genius because acquiring DB companies is a lot more expensive than actually building useful stuff in rebfirst place, is that what you meant?

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This is just what is neede to spur continued development in DB alternatives. Create new companies that Larry can acquire. Sort of an evil genius isn’t he?

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The 4 stooges are stupid, don’t care about customers, desperate to generate short term revenues, and obviously not focused on the long term. LE is an old dude with one foot in the grave and MH and SC are only at oracle for the short term cash comp, when it goes down, they’ll be gone. Amazon things long term,’oracle short term, no secret who’s winning and who’s losing here.

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Post ID: @ajq+QMcoZCc

Watch Andy Jassy’s AWS keynote on YouTube where he announces their new database services. Oracle won’t be crushing AWS. Oracle will be crushing themselves in a bad way.

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