Oracle headed for Legal Trouble

Richard Mendoza <rmendoza_at_titan.com> wrote:

Richard,

Yes great statement, but you didn't say why you have to load all the other stuff.

Are some of the structures needed?

Is it a licensing issue?

Have you signed a contract that states you must have the infrastructure in place to include the other modules?

Just curious...

>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.

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Anon. Received on Wed Dec 20 1995 - 00:00:00 CET