[Info-vax] French fight the death of OpenVMS

[Paul Sture]

On 2014-08-19, Keith Parris <keithparris_deletethis at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 8/4/2014 1:07 PM, David Froble wrote:
>> First, I don't think it had anything to do with the products, I think it
>> was Mark Hurd getting back at HP.
>
> You have the timing wrong. Mark Hurd was still with HP when the attempt 
> was made by Oracle to pull support for Itanium platforms, contrary (said 
> the court) to their contract with HP.
>
> Hurd went to Oracle later, after being fired from HP for inappropriate 
> conduct.


Ahem.  Sorry Keith but this has been niggling me ever since you made
your post, and your version wasn't how it happened.

<http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/170532>

Oracle Press Release
Oracle Hires Mark Hurd as President

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - September 6, 2010

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that Mark V. Hurd has joined Oracle
as President and has been named to Oracle’s Board of Directors.  Mr. Hurd
will report to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. 
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<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/time-for-the-decoder-ring-oracle-ends-itanium-support-ruckus-ensues/46440>

 Oracle ends Itanium support, ruckus ensues
March 23, 2011 -- 12:45 GMT (05:45 PDT)

Summary: Oracle has decided to stop developing software for Intel's
Itanium chip because it thinks the processor is "nearing the end of its
life." Hewlett-Packard screams and Intel reiterates support for the
Itanium. Here's what it all means.
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