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		sidewndr46 on June 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oracle is shutting down its ad business Even my power bill is generated by a platform called OPower. The O stands for Oracle as far as I can tell

skissane on June 14, 2024 [–]

> The O stands for Oracle as far as I can tell

It doesn't. Opower was founded, under that name, in 2007. Oracle acquired it in 2016. Any suggestions the O in its name stands for "Oracle" are a retcon founded on a coincidence

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