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Re:Oracle slashes 30k jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email by mr_mitm on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @12:16PM (#47589636)
Aren't their databases behemoths that satisfy requirements (especially of regulatory nature) of large banks and such? I don't think they have much in common with the needs of your run-of-the-mill startup.
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Re:Oracle slashes 30k jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email by chasd00 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @04:52PM (#47593324)
> I don't think they have much in common with the needs of your run-of-the-mill startup.

that's right, Oracle's databases are for things like Visa and Mastercard transactions and maybe the US IRS and Social Security systems of record.

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