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I remember, when as a resident of Oregon, I was wondering why we couldn't sign up with the national healthcare system. I then noticed that the Cover Oregon sys

I remember, when as a resident of Oregon, I was wondering why we couldn't sign up with the national healthcare system. I then noticed that the Cover Oregon system was being built by Oracle. Suffice to say, I wasn't the least bit surprised that it was a complete and total catastrophe, and even less surprised that Oracle tried to sue Oregon for attempting to use the software. Nothing like LDD - Lawyer Driven Development.

Yhippa 11y ago
I remember this being quite the story. Anybody know what came of it? Still in litigation?
- schmichael 11y ago
  Still in litigation. OR has spent more than $6.6m in legal fees fighting Oracle.
  - killface 11y ago
    I still don't understand why people trust Oracle consultants. Their list of failures is ten miles long. I guess nobody gets fired for hiring Oracle.
    - tdeck 11y ago
      Oracle is today's IBM, just as IBM is today's Infosys.
- phonon 11y ago
  > Still in litigation? Yup.
agumonkey 11y ago
> for attempting to use the software I don't understand that
- edgyswingset 11y ago
  Info here[0]. [0] http://www.law360.com/articles/578344/oracle-adds-ip-claim-against-oregon-in-health-exchange-row http://www.law360.com/articles/578344/oracle-adds-ip-claim-a...
  - dredmorbius 11y ago
    Oh, Law360 is that site that requires noncompetes of their reporters.