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California + Oracle = $95 Million Fiasco

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the aren't-you-glad-you-just-paid-taxes dept.

bahtama writes: "The Sacramento Bee is reporting that California apparently signed an agreement to purchase 95 million dollars worth of Oracle software that they really didn't need and that will not save them as much money as promised. They apparently purchased 270,000 licenses, which is more than all the state workers, including prison guards and others who would never need it." How do you think Oracle would treat the whole country?

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  1. at least the government waste by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 1, Troll

    went back to the private sector... after how much the US has stolen in taxes over these many years, call it a one time tax cut... I would rather the money be in private hands than in public hands (so do a lot of other people, its called the stock market).

    And hey, at least its not MSSQL.


    --Save money, vote Republican