[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[David Froble]

Michael Kraemer wrote:
> Paul Sture schrieb:
>>
>> Somewhere in the mountains of articles on the subject was that the 
>> last SPEC benchmark that HP ran needed Oracle's signature, and that 
>> was not forthcoming.
> 
> What has Oracle to do with SPEC?
> These are vendor independent benchmarks, last time I checked.
> 
>>
>> I have already come across suggestions that the next courtroom battle 
>> might be over compensation for that damage.
>>
> 
> I think it is more likely that the next battle will be over Oracle
> not accepting the judge's current ruling. And rightfully so.
> While it is understandable that Oracle is obliged to maintain
> current products, I find it weird to try to "force" them
> to offer also future DB versions for a platform which is no longer
> viable.
> 

You seem to forget why there was an agreement for Oracle to violate.  The Hurd guy, 
remember him?  As part of Oracle hiring him, they had to agree to certain things, to avoid 
harm to HP.

So it isn't "business as usual".  Oracle agreed to some things in order to hire Hurd. 
They they broke the agreement.  Otherwise HP would not have won.

Because of that, I see little for Oracle to appeal, unless it's another chance to offer a 
larger bribe than HP.