Pshaw! Similar behavior by Oracle has not diminished its footprint nor its sales.
It has. Which is why they were forced to turn to acquisitions to grow - they can only buy other people's customers, not attract new ones.
I dont think that's true, a lot of the database market that exists is basically "we're not oracle but we did a thing they can also do for much cheaper"
It has. Which is why they were forced to turn to acquisitions to grow - they can only buy other people's customers, not attract new ones.