Ellison cocks up

   a little bit of a well timed reminder for all of us.... never bite the hand that feeds (your sailing addiction)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/24/oracle_openworld_walkout/

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yellowwelly Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2003	Post Options Post Reply Quote yellowwelly Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Ellison cocks up Posted: 25 Sep 13 at 10:30am
	a little bit of a well timed reminder for all of us.... never bite the hand that feeds (your sailing addiction) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/24/oracle_openworld_walkout/

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Sep 13 at 10:49am
	I'd have gone to see the boat race. But then, I'm not rich, and maybe that is why... Oracle is getting more TV coverage from the sailing than from a corporate shindig, and was even on the radio 2 sports news for the last 2 mornings.
	Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

yellowwelly Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2003	Post Options Post Reply Quote yellowwelly Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Sep 13 at 11:18am
	yes but Oracle is not a consumer brand (if you exclude revenues for AC baseball caps)- those 60,000 guests make his business what it is- delivering it to market, spending the man hours customising it and ensuring Oracle remains the enterprise database of choice. I'm sure he's rich enough not to give a sh*t anymore.... maybe that's the the second less to take from it

sandgrounder Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Apr 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 220	Post Options Post Reply Quote sandgrounder Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Sep 13 at 11:22am
	Ha ha. The owner / MD of The Register is a former world champion sailor himself - he'd have been at the boat race!