"Brian Peasland" <dba_at_remove_spam.peasland.com> wrote in message
news:4019285C.FAD384B5_at_remove_spam.peasland.com...
> Isn't it wonderful that Oracle Corp managed to save over $1B? I know how
> they did it....they cut their support department to abysmal levels.
IIRC they didn't actually 'save' the $1Bn in real cash, but by comparing
Cost of sales % pre the change with a lower cost of sales % post the change
and then saying 'well if we'd had the old percentages we'd have spent $1bn
more than we actually did'. It was a real achievement - the $1bn has always
seemed to be smoke and mirrors to me.
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Thu Jan 29 2004 - 10:26:04 CST
