34 pointsby wrxd8 hours ago6 comments

wrxd4 hours ago
Reading the comments on the Reddit thread is very interesting. Generally people are happy with Oracle but the reason is that their free tier is (even after the cut) so much generous than other providers.
There is also a lot of justified disappointment in the total lack of communication of the change.
throwa3562626 hours ago
There is no free lunch.
Also, I wouldn't trust a "free" anything from Oracle. It's just not in their DNA to be nice.
fluidcruft5 hours ago
Would have assumed that anything even remotely suggesting Oracle had a free tier anything was a scam.
- sva_2 hours ago
  Fwiw, I've had this server for free for about 5 years with no issues.
- NBJack5 hours ago
  It helps cover the time between you hitting 'install' and however long their audit team takes to arrive at your doorstep.
throwawaypath4 hours ago
Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud... How do they acquire customers? Why use these platforms in 2026?
- broknbottle2 hours ago
  Oracle is the number cloud, if you believe the posters they had around DC metro back in like 2017-2018
- operatingthetan3 hours ago
  Their clients must be locked in to the the complexity of migrating off their platforms.
Traubenfuchs6 hours ago
I have a free 4 node kubernetes cluster running there for quite a while now.
Even 2 nodes is still generous.
cyanydeez7 hours ago
imagine willingly continuing to be an oracle customer.
- throawayonthe3 hours ago
  i don't think anyone affected by this was paying lol