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

[Michael Kraemer]

David Froble schrieb:

> First, I'll assume that Oracle is written in C, and I'll also assume 
> that the application logic and code is the same on all platforms. 

I guess they spend quite some effort to squeeze
performance out of the underlying hardware/OS combo,
and they have to retain a zoo of different platforms for
developing and testing. If they can get rid of some of
the - in their view - underperformers, that's fine.

> So my question is, if Oracle sees value (profits) in continuing to sell 
> RDB, with it's unique (VMS only) requirements in doing so, then just 
> what the hell would be so expensive in continuing to sell Oracle Classic 
> on HP-UX, and VMS?

It's easier to blackmail VMS users, they can go nowhere else.
HP-UX users might still migrate to some x86 or Sparc Larrybox.

> Note that many times "beliefs" have little bearing on reality, but go 
> ahead and retain your pet beliefs.
> 
> Larry's move had nothing to do with profits, and everything to do with 
> Larry and his buddy Hurd wanting to poke a sharp stick in HP's eyes. 

This is just another "pet belief", unless somebody unleashes
some secret mail exchange ...