Re: Oracle headed for Legal Trouble

I work for Oracle and am not in the financials apps group but are you sure it isn't just a packaging issue? That we don't just ship you ALL the stuff we build and just charge you for the GL? Our apps are fairly complex and powerful and it may have been that it was easier for everyone concerned to make sure that all the pieces are 'online'. If you find otherwise please repost and please call your sales rep to get more information.

In article <4b9cij$p7e_at_taxis.corp.titan.com>, Richard Mendoza <rmendoza_at_titan.com> wrote:

> For almost all of the past week I've been going rounds with
> Oracle on a subject that might interest some of you. Oracle as
> a corporation has taken the position that if you purchase and
> install a single financial system (GL) you must also install the
> databases and stored procedures for all of there other systems.
> I am told by many in Oracle support that, and here's a quote from
> at least 4 people in support) 'That's the way it is and there's
> nothing you can do about it' (Now there's some good customer
> relations).
> So in effect what there telling you is Oracle is so big now they
> can prevent you from installing third party software and there's
> nothing you can do about it.
> If Oracle persists on this hardline stance I think the US Attorney
> Generals office should be asked to investigate Oracle. These large
> software companies cannot be allowed to tell you what you can or
> cannot put on your computer systems.
>
> Richard Mendoza (rmendoza_at_titan.com)
> My Views are my own and DO NOT reflect those of Titan Corp.
  Received on Wed Dec 20 1995 - 00:00:00 CET