Latest On Oracle/PeopleSoft Fight
from the getting-nastier dept
A lot of news on the Oracle/PeopleSoft front, so might as well combine them all into a single post. The day started off with Oracle raising their bid on PeopleSoft, which suggests that they might actually (no, really) be serious about this deal. It certainly makes it a bit tougher for the PeopleSoft board and shareholders to dismiss the offer outright. Meanwhile, PeopleSoft's customers are not at all happy with the potential deal, worried that all their work installing PeopleSoft is going to have been wasted. One of their larger customers, the state of Connecticut is even suing Oracle for anti-trust violations in order to stop this merger from going any further. To respond to all these criticisms, Oracle has sent recently hired VP Chuck Phillips out to the masses to calm down current PeopleSoft customers, saying they would continue to support any current customers on existing software, and wouldn't force them to upgrade. That, of course, is a typical story, but once they're inside the company, you never know what's going to happen. Either way, it's pretty clear that this deal is kicking up an awfully big mess, and it doesn't look like it's going to have a chance to settle down for quite some time. SAP must be positively giddy.
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maybe it's because i'm a psfter
(of course if it does go thru - larry, dude, you're the smartest guy on earth. i love you man!)
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I still think that Larry is an ass. I don't care how brilliant he is business wise (I have doubts on how much even there). He's been pissing ever since Microsoft became bigger the Oracle, and Gates became richer than him. Hello, Larry! Microsoft sells just more than database software. They sell the operating system that is on 90% of the PCs in this world. Your assinine attempt to push us back to the middle ages with the totally fsckedup NIC was totally laughable.
He has opened up his mouth. If I were using PS, I would not beleive for one instant that Oracle has my best interests at heart. I don't even believe that Larry has Oracle's best interests at heart. It's all about Larry.
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