Comments on: Oracle really does acquire Sleepycat http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/02/14/oracle-really-does-acquire-sleepycat/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ali http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/02/14/oracle-really-does-acquire-sleepycat/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Ali Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:31:41 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/02/14/oracle-really-does-acquire-sleepycat/#comment-59 Can you say "Jack of all trades, and a master of none"? Well, this fits into Ellison's latest vision of turning Oracle into an all you can eat software vendor/buffet. What’s interesting about this approach, is that buffets usually offer ho hum food; why not taste, wilted vegetables, weak service, and nothing new. What do you get at the end of an all you can eat buffet?....you guessed it, HEART BURN. If i was in Ellison's shoes I'd buy some Merck or Pfizer stock....they manufacture Pepcid and Zantac. With a more DB centric view; can someone educate me on why the number 1 DB vendor in the world, and self-proclaimed king of DB knowledge and technology, would buy another DB vendor who's abilities they can replicate (even better) through effort and innovation? Can you say “Jack of all trades, and a master of none”?
Well, this fits into Ellison’s latest vision of turning Oracle into an all you can eat software vendor/buffet.
What’s interesting about this approach, is that buffets usually offer ho hum food; why not taste, wilted vegetables, weak service, and nothing new. What do you get at the end of an all you can eat buffet?….you guessed it, HEART BURN.
If i was in Ellison’s shoes I’d buy some Merck or Pfizer stock….they manufacture Pepcid and Zantac.

With a more DB centric view; can someone educate me on why the number 1 DB vendor in the world, and self-proclaimed king of DB knowledge and technology, would buy another DB vendor who’s abilities they can replicate (even better) through effort and innovation?

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