Re: Oracle and Sun fingered for Sidekick fiasco

Well I can see two possible lessons here:

1. Understand a technology before you rely on it. Test any upgrades carefully.
2. When you are in trouble, spread a vicious rumor that your competitor sabotaged you.

Is there another possible lesson?

Dennis

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Johnson, George <George.Johnson_at_gam.com>wrote:

> Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to what happened? Purely as an
> academic exercise, you understand.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/19/sidekick_rac/
>
> I am actually genuinely curious as to what people might think happened. We
> are about to head into ASM/RAC territory and it would good to hear some
> worse case theories, based on the flimsy outline given in the story.
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