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> In 2021 America’s five tech behemoths collectively spent more than $3bn on speculative health-care bets And there’s even more giants: https://www.theverge.c

> In 2021 America’s five tech behemoths collectively spent more than $3bn on speculative health-care bets And there’s even more giants: https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23162503/oracle-cerner-health-records-data-interoperability https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/10/23162503/oracle-cerner-he... https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/oracle-cerner-plan-build-national-medical-records-database-ellison-pitches-bold-vision https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/oracle-cerner-p...

metadat 4y ago
Don't forget Oracle dropping 20+ Billie to acquire Cerner.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  That’s what those two links are exactly about, yes.
  - metadat 4y ago
    Has anyone spent more?
    - vvrm 4y ago
      Microsoft spent almost the same on nuance: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26778780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26778780
      - nullspace 4y ago
        hah - nuance freakin deserves it though. their tech is good for its time, but they _nailed_ distribution
        abrichr 4y ago
        What was their distribution strategy?