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Ellison cocks up

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Forum Name: America's Cup
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Topic: Ellison cocks up
Posted By: yellowwelly
Subject: Ellison cocks up
Date 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/" rel="nofollow - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/24/oracle_openworld_walkout/



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Posted By: Rupert
Date 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.


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Posted By: yellowwelly
Date 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  LOL 


Posted By: sandgrounder
Date 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!



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