[rodgerd]

> and they are increasingly more “Oracle” like in their approach.

Ironically the Oracle cloud seems more price-reasonable (for now).

[murgindrag]

The Oracle approach is:

- Good terms with proprietary lock-in.

- Milk that cow for all it's worth.

It's more nuanced than that -- I gave an oversimplified model -- but I've never seen anyone come out ahead doing business with Oracle long-term.