Re: In other words
The assumption is that the DoD isn't currently on the "Continue with Oracle completely-screw-you licensing*"
What if all of those solutions are significantly cheaper than the status quo? And some of the contracts (Oracle cloud) are pay as you go or have a very minimal on-going cost for a minimum service level.
Lawyers fighting this so aggressively suggests that Oracle know things will only get worse and announcing declining revenue from such a large customer is not good news.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
