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Would be great if Google bought Oracle.

• arethuza 15y ago
  Perhaps slightly unlikely given that Oracle's market cap is higher than Google's ($165B vs $158B).
• nodata 15y ago
  I'd like to see LE's face if that happened :)
  • protomyth 15y ago
    Given the market caps and the fun of board of directors, it is much more likely that LE would be the head of the new company.
• rbanffy 15y ago
  They would have to destroy it immediately after the purchase. Swallowing an Oracle would stress Google's immune system well beyond its limit.
  • Apocryphon 15y ago
    This metaphor intrigues me. What are the "pathogens" that Google's "immune system" is trying to prevent?
    • deleted 15y ago
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    • rbanffy 15y ago
      I believe the Oracleness of Oracle would trigger a violent immune response.
    • wolfgangK 15y ago
      I believe it to be a metaphor on that corporate culture clash between "do no evil" and "cthulhu was a hippie".
• jerrya 15y ago
  Do they have to buy Oracle? Can't Google just launch an America's Cup Yacht?
  • iwwr 15y ago
    Off-topic, but intriguing if Google's space program succeeds: solar sailing yachts.
    • jonknee 15y ago
      I don't quite understand... Wind power is the whole point of sailing. Many bluewater yachts today do have solar panels to power the toys though (along with a wind turbine).
      • iwwr 15y ago
        Your imagination is too... terrestrial ;)