Perhaps because they market to business leaders who could stand to lose a lot if Oracle unleashed the legal hounds?
I think so. But that doesn't seem like it's going to remain a viable business model for too long. Those who are forced by their bosses to work with Oracle today, are going to be the bosses of tomorrow. I personally know a company where anything oracle is explicitly blacklisted because of this reason.
Eventually, Oracle is going to run out of their oblivious- executive-type customers. (inc. govs)
Also, I probably throw enough hate at Oracle to make up for 100 average consumers
Yes, but if it’s still the same company, they’re likely subject to a lot of vendor lock-in. It can be very hard, technically speaking, to move away from a large Oracle investment. Lots of code to rewrite.
Perhaps some are oblivious, but not in general. At some point, when one gets busy enough, convenience and reliability trump bargains.
I know I can replace the backlight on my macbook, but I'm still going to the Apple Store. I know I can save 15¢/gallon at a gas station a mile away, but is it really worth the time and energy to do it at that price? That's why I buy Oracle and just about everything else.
Modern cloud hosting usually provides all of the above you need. Is a PostgreSQL DB in Azure really any less reliable or convenient than an Oracle DB? Perhaps if you’re already heavily invested in and comfortable with Oracle, but I don’t think so otherwise.
On the other hand, many consumers simply don't know the B2B companies, so not much reason to cry out about them.