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U.S. Attempts to Block Oracle Bid for PeopleSoft

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the ongoing-takeover-sagas dept.

AliasF97 writes "Thought you all might be interested in this story about the U.S. government attempting to block Oracle's bid for PeopleSoft via a civil anti-trust lawsuit. Seems to me that the courts are going to have their work cut out for them on this one. Also, the photo of Ellison is kind of comical. If you were to throw a black cape and a tall hat on him, he could be a circus magician."

12 of 275 comments (clear)

  1. Gov't blocks? by kpansky · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So the government wants to cock block people. Soft.

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    --Kevin
  2. ORCL - good or bad at Slashdot... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I will comment depending on whether Slashdot is traditionally good to ORCL or not.
    I know what to comment if I see MSFT in the article!

  3. TROLLTALK XP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Trolltalk XP .
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    The Revolution has arrived...

  4. Microsoft surrenders. by i_am_syco · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oracle is already too big for its own good. Finally the US gov't is doing something right.

  5. Sorry, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..Larry just looks like that.
    Last summer I've been on a summer trip with him on his curreny yacht and really - he just looks like that!

  6. Re:Hmmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    30% Troll, 50% Underrated, 10% Interesting

    That's better than Slashcode math.

  7. Re:larry looks like. by drdanny_orig · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, I think if you'd put an ermine-trimmed hat on him, he'd look like Super Fly or 70s pimp.

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    .nosig
  8. Can we say the word? by Slashcrunch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Also, the photo of Ellison is kind of comical. If you were to throw a black cape and a tall hat on him, he could be a circus magician.

    After recent court action regarding a distro from France, would it be legal for us to say he might be compared to M@ndr@ke the Magician in appearance?

  9. Re:money != success by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hear he's also a terrible magician.

  10. Shaving is like working... by asternick · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do a little every day, or you're a bum. This is something my grandmother told my father when he was courting my mother. He showed up unshaven and she did not approve.

  11. (plus one InformaTive) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck ThE Baby Tops responsibility

  12. all thats left by master_gilbert · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    so now all thats gonna be left is oracle, mssql, postgresql, and mysql

    somtings odd about this