Oracle exec: Open-source vendors locking down licences proves 'they were never

I've experience with them taking out functionality we were using out of their enterprise edition (replication) and then trying to sell it in a separate product for millions. And then their start offer is 10 times the eventual agreed figure because of us being 'loyal customers' , which means they first try to get a 90% to 95% margin at least. I have experienced them buying software company of a software product we were using and then greatly increasing the prices while they are unable to support the product, because they laid of all the original engineers. Also no upgrades ever anymore.

Even though they have some good products (well: the database and their gis capabilities), much of what they touch turns into shit. Also given their extortion methods, I nowadays try to avoid them as the plague. That's why they are the bad guys. Never mind their licenses.