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California to Cancel Oracle Deal

Posted by michael on from the golden-parachute dept.

ShaunC writes "Back in mid-April, the state of California bought $95M worth of Oracle software, which turned out to include more licenses than the state has employees, at a taxpayer cost of $41M more than necessary. Now, CNet is reporting that the contract is being cancelled. Oracle apparently made a $25K donation to governor Gray Davis' campaign fund after the sale was made, several state officials have been suspended, and a criminal investigation into the deal is already underway."

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  1. Re:Who pays ? by Ioldanach · · Score: 5, Informative
    Oracle will most definitly sue CA for breach of contract.

    And just how will they do that, when they made an offer to dissolve the contract if the State wished to do so?