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mr_mitmtoday at 4:16 PM1 replyview on HN

Aren't their databases behemoths that satisfy requirements (especially of regulatory nature) of large banks and such? I don't think they have much in common with the needs of your run-of-the-mill startup.


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chasd00today at 8:52 PM

> I don't think they have much in common with the needs of your run-of-the-mill startup.

that's right, Oracle's databases are for things like Visa and Mastercard transactions and maybe the US IRS and Social Security systems of record.