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Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by Shorel on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:17PM (#50347147)
I dislike Oracle as much as anyone, but Google is the last company I would use as a cloud provider.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by imglorp on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:26PM (#50347211)
Both companies are awful to customers. But the Oracle cloud product is truly terrible.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by plantain on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:44PM (#50347348)
I had significant free credits for their cloud product. It was not even useful at a 0 pricepoint. I had to escalate repeatedly until I was doing screenshares with very high level engineers, to show them that their VM's, the more core offering, literally would not start.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by tempest_ on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:48PM (#50347385)
They did have those Ampere arm chips which we mildly interesting for a hot minute a few years ago but seem to have disappeared somewhere.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by Shorel on Monday November 02, 2026 @10:39PM (#50347754)
I think we are in agreement here.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by Alive-in-2025 on Monday November 02, 2026 @10:04PM (#50347502)
Google is worse, hmm, what are some of the reasons why? How could they be worse then endless software audits. I have heard of the endless pain of google killing something you depend on.
Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by Shorel on Monday November 02, 2026 @10:33PM (#50347719)
Because they can ban your entire corporate account, as a paying customer, for one developer that's flagged in their system joining your org.

And there's no human in the loop you can talk with when that happens. Just one automated response after another.

The only appeal possible is to become viral and force their hand to check your case.

Honestly, I would avoid both.

Re:Oracle files to sell $20B in new stock, bonds to finance ... by giancarlostoro on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @01:18AM (#50348699)
They are notoriously difficult to contact if your company is banned, or someone within your company is banned. That's it, poof, gone, everything you have.