[Info-vax] Oracle loses appeal in HP/Oracle Lawsuit

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
> In article <01cecda9-3679-4ec5-8d61-2891f8bb8234 at googlegroups.com>,
>        Neil Rieck <n.rieck at sympatico.ca> writes:

>> I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but consider this: the only 
>> way for Oracle/Ellison to save face on Oracle's mistake 
>> (announcing the end of publishing software for Itanium) 
>> was to loose an appeal in the courts.
 
> Personally, I think Oracle should charge what Itanium versions actually
> costs and not let the other versions subsidize maintenance and development.
> I suspect the result wold be 0 sales of Oracle products for Itanium which
> is basicly what Oracle said the real interest was.

Actual cost or marginal cost? I would hope that most of the development
is common between all versions. 
 
>> Just my two-cents worth.
 
> And mine.  And we all now 2 cents is worth today, American or Canadian.

-- glen