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Re:Oracle slashes 30k jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email by drillsteps5 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @12:46PM (#47590102)
Oracle the company has not been about Oracle the DB server for 20+ years.

Oracle the company specializes in acquiring software, integrating it in their ecosystem, selling the installations, and living off the recurring licensing fees (NetSuite is one example).

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Re:Oracle slashes 30k jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email by cloudfudge on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @04:33PM (#47593095)
The focus not being the DB for 20 years is mostly true, with the exception that all of their applications are well-served by having a very scalable and very bulletproof database in-house.
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