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If you poured $300,000,000+ into the sport (http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/11/15/larry-ellison-bets-big-on-americas-cup-racing/ http://www.forbes
by tlrobinson 13y ago
If you poured $300,000,000+ into the sport (http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/11/15/larry-ellison-bets-big-on-americas-cup-racing/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/11/15/larry-el...), and your team was on the verge of an epic comeback from being down 1 to 8, I think you'd probably do the same thing.
If you're into sailing it's a seriously exciting event. I can't really blame him.
- jordanthoms 13y agoAnd if you're a new zealander, this is an extremely painful event!
- chad_oliver 13y agoI'm pretty sure they planned it all, just to taunt us. We only need one win.
- Raticide 13y agoIt's not over yet!
- baddox 13y agoBut presumably the schedules have been known for a long time, so he could have not scheduled a keynote to coincide with the race times.
- zeckalpha 13y agoNope. The cup is in "overtime".
- tlrobinson 13y agoSee my other comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6441483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6441483
- baddox 13y agoInteresting. I guess it really depends on how much advance notice he gave that he was canceling the keynote.
- 001sky 13y agoThe race was "scheduled" to end on the 21st or so. Weather and some technical considerations in the best of alot type racing is to blame. US will need 11 victories of 19 races. The cup was supposed to be best of 17.
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- ldargin 13y agoI don't see that as a valid excuse. This indicates a lack of accountability.
- rbanffy 13y agoThis was rude and unprofessional. I wonder where dos he think the $300,000,000+ came if not from the people who buy and promote Oracle's products and who paid to listen o his keynote. He owes them, at least, a sincere apology.
- cafard 13y agoI have been to OpenWorld once. I did attend the keynote, but I did not imagine that my employer paid my way specifically for that, and I would not have imagined that I was shirking my duty by attending it.