Comments on: Oracle-HP: How things got this bad http://gigaom.com/2012/02/02/oracle-hp-how-things-got-this-bad/ Mon, 20 May 2013 03:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Barb Darrow http://gigaom.com/2012/02/02/oracle-hp-how-things-got-this-bad/#comment-805117 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=479442#comment-805117 yup, it’s all about these guys moving into each other’s backyard.

]]> By: Gary Ambrosino http://gigaom.com/2012/02/02/oracle-hp-how-things-got-this-bad/#comment-805057 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=479442#comment-805057 It’s an interesting saga. But it seems to be the fundamental thing is that Oracle entered the hardware business and now they are competitors doing what competitors (unfortunately sometimes) do in today’s climate – - hack away at each other instead of selling harder.

]]> By: kevinclosson http://gigaom.com/2012/02/02/oracle-hp-how-things-got-this-bad/#comment-804901 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:23:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=479442#comment-804901 Oracle’s fraud claims date back to 2008. Is anyone awake? Hurd was CEO at the time. This is a LarryLawSuit(tm) against Hurd effectively.

]]> By: Steve Ardire http://gigaom.com/2012/02/02/oracle-hp-how-things-got-this-bad/#comment-804872 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:24:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=479442#comment-804872 > Now the two companies are arch-rivals and are engaged in an increasingly bitter, seemingly personal battle,

Who cares about these arrogant inflated egos ( Ellison ) + ones with bad judgement ( Mark Hurd now Pres of Oracle). Regarding HP their CEO’s including Hurd ( Lew Platt was last great one who retired at CEO in 1999 ) exec mgmt, and esp. board of directors has been mostly crap for past 13 yrs

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