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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 131 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I doubt many people are picking it these days. But someone did 20 years ago. And now you're stuck with the headache.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My company switched to Oracle in the last two years. It has gone as horribly as you would imagine it would. The solution we had in place before wasn't great but Oracle is far worse in every way.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Let's run it on VMware while we're at it

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 days ago

Don't forget to integrate with SAP and Salesforce

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now that is sold by a reputable company I would 100% trust!

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Do you want stable pricing, transparent licensing, and a company that invests in improving the product?

Me neither! That's why I buy Broadcom.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 40 points 2 days ago

Literally this.