Re:Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in...
by reitanqild on Sunday February 12, 2017 @06:00AM
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I think Oracle has a few features that postgres don't have.
Warning: conspiracy theories ahead - I have a suspicion that the biggest reason is so that their field agents (i.e. oracle-friendly DBAs : ) out in the field can always find some reason to choose Oracle over anything else.
Also: and this is based on once working with a Oracle shop and also listening to Microsoft guys: licenses fees can be a blessing in disguise, they aren't going to pay them anyways, their customers will and they will add 15%
Warning: conspiracy theories ahead - I have a suspicion that the biggest reason is so that their field agents (i.e. oracle-friendly DBAs : ) out in the field can always find some reason to choose Oracle over anything else.
Also: and this is based on once working with a Oracle shop and also listening to Microsoft guys: licenses fees can be a blessing in disguise, they aren't going to pay them anyways, their customers will and they will add 15%