They are worried about share price and what to speak to at their quarterly meetings (See their recent push for cloud revenue), they are still making a LOT of mo

They are worried about share price and what to speak to at their quarterly meetings (See their recent push for cloud revenue), they are still making a LOT of money. They are merely courting government with this plea. They are one of the largest tech companies in the world so gov will listen to their 'expert' advice (whether it be true or just good for their bottom line) and sign contracts because of it. Sort of like IBM these days. Open source has a long way to go to really be a threat to Oracle. But if you are going to paint a bad guy, open source might as well be it, who is going to argue on their behalf to the government and get a ear that will listen?