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Re: Oracle Says New HP CEO Stole Technology

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 27, 2010, 7:23 PM UTC

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Re: Oracle Says New HP CEO Stole Technology

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Post by maximilianburke » Wed, Oct 27, 2010, 7:45 PM UTC

kujawa wrote: post #6

I really don't think I've ever seen a company that doesn't give a shit about its public reputation as much as Oracle. Maybe Blackwater. "We don't have to care, we're the database vendor."

Blackwater at least felt that their name was tarnished to the point of changing it.

Re: Oracle Says New HP CEO Stole Technology

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Post by calloc » Wed, Oct 27, 2010, 7:46 PM UTC

For anyone that is not exactly sure what is going on, here it is laid out in laymans terms:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180238/SAP_accepts_l...

And this is what is being sued over:

> TomorrowNow provided maintenance services for customers of Oracle's PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards software, and Oracle accused the company of downloading software patches and other materials illegally from its customer support website.

Re: Oracle Says New HP CEO Stole Technology

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Post by pavlov » Wed, Oct 27, 2010, 9:14 PM UTC

maximilianburke wrote: post #12

kujawa wrote: post #6

I really don't think I've ever seen a company that doesn't give a shit about its public reputation as much as Oracle. Maybe Blackwater. "We don't have to care, we're the database vendor."

Blackwater at least felt that their name was tarnished to the point of changing it.

Waiting for Oracle to become Sibyl Corporation... Kinder, gentler, more feminine.