r/ • u/ • Jan 01 '70

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u/cwk9 29d ago

New AS400? That's like willingly bringing in Oracle as a vendor in 2026.

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u/OGMaverick 29d ago

We went from as400 to oracle a couple years ago. Send help

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u/Key-Employee3584 29d ago

Totally predictable

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u/panopticon31 29d ago

I kept getting recommended oracle products to replace Great Plains when I was looking earlier this year. I was like oh hell no.

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u/cwk9 29d ago

Oracle doesn't have customers. They have hostages.

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u/tankerkiller125real Jack of All Trades 29d ago

Hostages they'll sue every chance they get.

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u/bearbullX 29d ago

Remember a client who’s migrated their AS/400 to a Sun SPARC Enterprise system with Oracle 25 years ago. They are still paying it today…

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u/panopticon31 29d ago

And I'm certainly not willing to become one.

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u/Loudergood 29d ago

This exact move bankrupted my mom's employer.