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21c was an innovation release that very few customers adopted. Its key features (native blockchain tables, JSON data type improvements, in-database JavaScript) were absorbed into 23c/23ai.

| Family | Philosophy | Typical Customer | |--------|------------|------------------| | | Stable, supported for 8+ years | Enterprises, regulated industries, core OLTP | | Innovation Release | New features, shorter support (2 years) | Dev teams, data warehouses, early adopters | oracle database releases

If you’ve worked with Oracle Database for more than a few years, you remember the old days: a major release every 4–5 years, a few patchsets, and a clear "end of life" you could mark on a calendar. 21c was an innovation release that very few

Oracle has fundamentally changed its release and support model. With the introduction of (formerly 23c), Oracle is signaling that "long term stable" and "cutting edge AI" can now coexist. Oracle has fundamentally changed its release and support

The confusion? Oracle doesn't always label them clearly. But the pattern holds. Released: 2019 (as 19.1) Premier Support ends: April 2027 Extended Support ends: April 2030