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		_dark_matter_ 86 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Databricks is raising a Series K Investment at >$1... I'm as skeptical as anyone, but have you ever heard of companies like Oracle, which got rich off a database or Snowflake (current market cap 65B)? Companies pay oodles of money for that capabilities.

thrown-0825 86 days ago [–]

oracle succeeded because of its lobbyists and sales contacts, so much so that they spun out into another multi billion $ org

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