[Info-vax] Trial Phase 2 (was Re: HP wins Oracle Itanium case)

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <a9pa0gFnsqU1 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill
Gunshannon) writes: 

> I really don't understand how a court can order a private company to
> loose money.  

Without commenting on the HP-Oracle sandbox spat, in general I don't see 
a problem:  If a company signs a contract and doesn't fulfill it, then 
of course someone can complain in civil court and the court can order 
them to fulfill it, even if they lose money.  Most cases where someone 
doesn't want to fulfill a contract involve losing money, but they 
fulfill it anyway, since the think it is good to honour the contract or 
fear punishment if they don't.

If I sign a contract with a building firm to build a house for a fixed 
price, and the building firm then pulls out because they miscalculated 
something, prices of bricks have gone up or whatever, then of course a 
court can order them to honour the contract, even if they lose money.