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Busy producing an Iron Man suit? Running Oracle is getting in the way of being a Bond level supervillan? There could be lots of reasons.

• jsmthrowaway 12y ago
  What is it about Ellison that makes people say Bond villain, beyond the yacht and such? You're not the first person I've heard say that. (I'm not critiquing, I think it's amusing.)
  • lclarkmichalek 12y ago
    He doesn't seem to like free software and Oracle charges a lot for their software. Literally Hitler
    • marcosdumay 12y ago
      The problem is not that it's expensive. What is wrong with Oracle's software is that people buy it mostly because migrating away is more expensive. And Oracle works hard to ensure that things will stay that way, even if that requires reducing the quality of their software.
    • rstupek 12y ago
      Wow doesn't like free software equates to killing millions in gas chambers?
  • parenthesis 12y ago
    He owns an island. The beard.
  • mhurron 12y ago
    Well he looks like one ... http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gwillis/archive/2009/10/14/separated-at-birth-larry-and-hank.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gwillis/archive/2009/10/14/separated... Although Hank was supposed to be something of a nice guy.
  • joelrunyon 12y ago
    He owns an island.