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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?

4 of 513 comments (clear)

  1. Re: LUNIX SUCKS!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's Lunix?

  2. f1r5t p05t!!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    1 0wnz j000 h0!!!!!!!!

  3. 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

  4. Re:Governments misspend taxpayer's money? by bluprint · · Score: -1, Troll

    What's worse is, rather than blame the government who writes it's self a ticket to take and spend as much money as they can, people want to blame the corporation. When I go to McDonalds, I don't want to be quizzed by the store wether or not I REALLY need those burgers...just give me what I order. Likewise, don't hold Oracle responsible for the thieves that blew a bunch of your (or mine) money.

    --
    A modern day witchhunt.