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Judge Wants Ellison, Page To Settle Differences

Posted by samzenpus on from the taking-care-of-things-personally dept.

itwbennett writes "Apparently, Oracle's president, Safra Catz, and Google's head of mobile, Andy Rubin, aren't senior enough to attend a court mediation session. Judge William Alsup, who is overseeing the dispute between the two companies, wants the Larrys to go head to head instead. Oracle agreed with part of Alsup's recommendation, saying in a Wednesday evening filing that, 'Oracle believes the prospects for a successful mediation will be far greater if Google's executive-level representative is a superior to Mr. Rubin, who is the architect of Google's Android strategy — the strategy that gives rise to this case.' Oracle also noted that Rubin has represented Google in past, failed mediations."

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  1. Oh, Lordy. by hey! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does the judge even know who Larry Ellison *is*? A normal person's first reaction would be to throttle the man for the good of humanity.

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    1. Re:Oh, Lordy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does the judge even know who Larry Ellison *is*? A normal person's first reaction would be to throttle the man for the good of humanity.

      I would assume he does. I mean, his name is right in the company... I mean, that's what ORACLE stands for, right? One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison?

  2. Page should know by twoears · · Score: 4, Funny

    Page should know you don't negotiate with terrorists. Ellison is a software terrorist.