I'm no database expert, but I would choose Postgres over Oracle. Concerning Oracle's database software and vendor lock-in, good luck moving to an open source platform way down the road. I know Oracle does a few things better than Postgres but it's definitely not worth the hefty price tag. I'm surprised companies are still buying their software. Oh, and now we have MariaDB. I wonder where that's heading.

@Scorpius,

*lol* ...you and your weird jokes. :lol:

He was trouble for Oracle from day one.

[quote]Lawrence J. Ellison on Thursday announced his retirement as chief executive of Oracle, a company he founded in 1977...[/quote]

He's not gone from Oracle entirely:

[quote]Despite all this, Ellison does not seem ready to leave Oracle. The executive, who turned 70 last month, said during a conference call with financial analysts that he would "continue doing what I've been doing for the past several years," including overseeing Oracle's technology development, making final decisions on corporate matters and even appearing on quarterly earnings calls. [/quote]