This is schoolyard stuff, but it doesn't matter. Being this way has always been Larry Ellison's M.O. and public opinion of the HP board is at an all time low. M

This is schoolyard stuff, but it doesn't matter. Being this way has always been Larry Ellison's M.O. and public opinion of the HP board is at an all time low. Many HP investors feel the Autonomy deal is overpriced and if Oracle can sow seeds of discontent torward a competitor further by pointing out they were shopped the same deal and passed on it due to price, they absolutely will, regardless of decorum. The CEO of Autonomy likely didn't want his new (in flux, under fire) benefactors looking foolish or having buyer's remorse before the deal closed, but honesty is always the best policy.