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title: "Wtf is Oracle and why do 97% of companies use it? Larry Ellison's $457bn gamble"
description: "Wtf is Oracle and why do 97% of companies use it? Larry Ellison's $457bn gamble, on Secret Leaders. 1,324 views."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/videos/hGp_AH1X5uk/
updated: 2026-10-25
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# Wtf is Oracle and why do 97% of companies use it? Larry Ellison's $457bn gamble

- Channel: Secret Leaders
- Made for: Secret Leaders
- Published: 2024-09-20
- Views: 1,324 (production tracker)
- Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGp_AH1X5uk
- Form: long, 14:10

Oracle is a tech company so powerful that 97% of Fortune 500 companies would fall apart if it disappeared today it's a company that turned a $2,000 investment into a $200 billion Empire...

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