The worst acquisition in history, again
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The worst acquisition in history, again
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#2They could be right, but I still have to go with Compaq buying Digital. Just about everyone working in IT in my area thought that was a crazy move by Compaq.
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#4They could be right, but I still have to go with Compaq buying Digital. Just about everyone working in IT in my area thought that was a crazy move by Compaq.
I dunno, look at the numbers in TFA. TFA is a bit lengthy, but worth the read. I think Compaq bought Digital in good faith, even if it went poorly. Whereas even an idiot like me can look at those numbers (in summary, you could buy Disney for the same money) and see Ellison buying a new toy for Junior to play with, rather than a well-thought business deal.
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#5amazing that people still write articles like this and get away with it… everyone knows why this purchase was made and this mate is discussing things even my 12-year old would not bring up. X purchase maybe was understandable discussion but in 2026 writing article like this is borderline “criminal”
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#7Why is Netflix in the "Big Tech" categorization in the "value in market cap" graphic?
I do not see how Netflix's primary business is any different than the businesses in the "Hollywood" categorization that also pay to make media and then sell it.
Apple and Amazon can be in a different category because making and selling media is an ancillary part of their business. Alphabet does not make or curate any media, it just distributes it.
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#8amazing that people still write articles like this and get away with it… everyone knows why this purchase was made and this mate is discussing things even my 12-year old would not bring up. X purchase maybe was understandable discussion but in 2026 writing article like this is borderline “criminal”
> everyone knows why this purchase was made
you should say what you're talking about because I for one have no idea.
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#9Something I've mulled about this acquisition is that it appears to be a form of succession planning by Larry Ellison for his kids David (Skydance) and Megan (Annapurna).
Oracle was always an Ellison driven enterprise, but neither David nor Megan had much aptitude or interest in enterprise SaaS, and a newer generation of operators took the reigns at Oracle in the 2010s like Catz, Hurd, Scilia, Magouyrk, and even Kurian before he left for GCP.
Given the ferocity with which this acquisition was fought (much more ferocious that similarly political fraught M&As like Sinclair) and the relatively weak fundamentals, there clearly is an emotional and family succession planning aspect to it.
Ellison has taken similar decisions with an emotional lens previously, such as his support for Steve Jobs retaking control of Apple.
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