[dizhn]

That is the free tier. The fix is very simple. You add a credit card but not go over the free tier usage limits. Then they don't touch your stuff and you still don't pay anything. (Free tier applies to everyone including paying customers)

[brnt]

And then, poof, something goes wrong, Oracle bills you a kilodollar and now you need to fight _Oracle_ if you want any recourse.

No thanks.

[trog]

Yeh this feels like holding a loaded gun to the head of not only my email but my wallet

[nvm0n2]

What can go wrong with a single VM? Billing explosions in the cloud are always to do with auto-scaling services that go wrong. Plus, in that case your alternative is fighting Microsoft, Google or Amazon.

[dizhn]

If you run the free tier until the intro period ends you'll know exactly what you can run for free. (There are some free credits during the trial that might skew the resurls) If you do not add anything extra after rhat, there's no visible way you can have a bill larger than 0. But you have to pay attention. Whereas before you would be told "you can't do that", later it'll just go through.

[dizhn]

You're absolutely right. It can happen.

[rascul]

But then Oracle has your credit card number.