From another comment in this thread: > He said Oracle was without a doubt the most unethical competitor they ever had. IBM had internal guidelines on acceptabl

From another comment in this thread: > He said Oracle was without a doubt the most unethical competitor they ever had. IBM had internal guidelines on acceptable limits for gifts, meals etc you could give to clients, but Oracle sales people had no such qualms and would sometimes essentially bribe VPs/whoever had the power to make the purchasing decision.