I agree that what Oracle is doing is rather shady; however, it’s hard to say if it’s shadier than what quite a few other large corporations are doing.
I’m rather doubtful, however, that the author was doing actual journalism. Oracle seems to be targeted due to its conservative CEO, and I believe this may be part of that trend. (Likewise, Palantir has been targeted due to Peter Thiel.)
Oracle's CEO is your stereotypical money hungry billionaire with a huge ego. I've listened to his interviews, the guy is funny and a lot more relatable then the likes of Zuckerberg or Bezos. He also has a huge yacht and 90%+ of a huge island with a resort without going around lecturing others on climate change.
And the thing is, as long as it's working Oracle is a very good database.
If you absolutely have to wring maximum performance out of a very convoluted set of joins, it's your best chance. But like any hot rod it's fucking expensive, temperamental, and good luck getting constructive help when things go wrong.
Now doesn’t that sound familiar.
Trudeau leaves the chat.
Who/whom.
This continues until someone forces it to stop.
How long before pronouns are racist?
The tone of this Gizmodo article is infuriating, but a VP in a legit organization like Oracle has to know better than to get in public Twitter spats.
I agree that what Oracle is doing is rather shady; however, it’s hard to say if it’s shadier than what quite a few other large corporations are doing.
I’m rather doubtful, however, that the author was doing actual journalism. Oracle seems to be targeted due to its conservative CEO, and I believe this may be part of that trend. (Likewise, Palantir has been targeted due to Peter Thiel.)
Oracle's CEO is your stereotypical money hungry billionaire with a huge ego. I've listened to his interviews, the guy is funny and a lot more relatable then the likes of Zuckerberg or Bezos. He also has a huge yacht and 90%+ of a huge island with a resort without going around lecturing others on climate change.
This cartoon sums it up-
https://starecat.com/women-feminist-internet-opinions-help-misogyny/
I know exactly how I feel about this.
Having worked with DBAs who have to deal with Oracle, I can sympathize with this sentiment.
And the thing is, as long as it's working Oracle is a very good database.
If you absolutely have to wring maximum performance out of a very convoluted set of joins, it's your best chance. But like any hot rod it's fucking expensive, temperamental, and good luck getting constructive help when things go wrong.
Suspended by Twitter, just to make it clear
Thanks. That is the clarification I was looking for.
Wait till other companies realise how easy it is to cripple competitors by getting executives fired.