Re: Oracle, will you PLEASE sell us software?

In article <odysscci.33.000704C3_at_teleport.com>, Jim Kennedy <odysscci_at_teleport.com> wrote:
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>In article <D0wvCI.L8y_at_lanier.com> bisley_at_lanier.com (Brad Isley) writes:
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>>From: bisley_at_lanier.com (Brad Isley)
>>Subject: Oracle, will you PLEASE sell us software?
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>>Organization: Lanier Worldwide, Tucker, GA
>>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 16:05:05 GMT
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>>I have been dealing with vendors for over 15 years in this business.
>>I thought I had heard of every kind of vendor problem, until now.
 

>>Can someone PLEASE explain to me why, after over 2 weeks trying, we

Oh no! I made a mistake! It wasn't two weeks, it was six. My manager, Ed Turner, has had his problem solved by someone at Oracle (forgot who) noticing this post and forwarding it to one of the peope whom claim to be the Harris/Lanier rep. There was a problem with their records and some confusion resulted. It has been solved.

Seems like a plea here helped. Thanks.

>Brad, Have you tried groveling yet?

I guess I did here.

>Oracle makes a great product; I really like it, but geeze they make it
>difficult to buy a copy!

Yes. Ed wasn't the only one here who has noticed that. If I ran Oracle, I'd make it too easy to buy their product. They're also good at producing a product which creates DBA jobs, which creates demand for Oracle, which creates DBA jobs, which...

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Brad Isley - Lanier Worldwide +1 (404) 493-2484  bisley_at_lanier.com