[Info-vax] Oracle and HP end Exadata partnership

[Arne Vajhøj]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> In article <CIOXjXr5CMR1 at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
> 	koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
>> In article <aLCdnaNkRKoIJy_XnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>>> And 10,000 businesses are going to buy a new and inferior database 
>>> package at great expense, install it, and use it, just to satisfy EU 
>>> rules??  I think not!
>>    I think so.  They may keep existing systems, and the EU may actually
>>    let them get support from Oracle for existing systems, but I see no
>>    problem with them complying with an EU law or regulation that 
>>    prevents them from doing new business with Oracle.
> 
> At which point Oracle tells all those existing customers, "Due to
> new requirements from your EU we are cutting the services we offer
> you as a customer."  And then return to my previous post.

But Oracle would have post an announcement that expected revenue
and profit will be down 35%.

Guess what that will mean for the stock. And what the stockholder
will do.

There is no chance in hell Oracle's management would do that.

Especially not since in my best opinion they have a rather good case.

Arne