Article: HP Wins Oracle Lawsuit
By: Joel (joel.hruska.delete@this.gmail.com), August 1, 2012 1:27 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com) on August 1, 2012 1:02 pm wrote:
> Good news for HP, Intel, Itanium, customers and nearly everyone. Bad news for
> Oracle
> though.
>
> http://www.realworldtech.com/hp-wins-lawsuit-vs-oracle/
>
> Comments
> and discussion welcome!
>
> David
That's a heck of a flip from what I expected; I didn't think HP's case was all that great. Then again, I also didn't think Oracle's was very good -- HP has the right to pay Intel to build Itanium chips, after all. It's hard to claim HP misled its customers into believing Itanium had a future when HP was paying hundreds of millions to make sure it *did.*
Still I wonder what the long-term effect will be. Even if HP wins, Oracle will appeal, and will request a stay of injunction pending that appeal. It could be another 1-2 years before all appeals are exhausted, and in the meantime, customers will wonder if Oracle will simply yank the rug out from under them again if they get a favorable ruling.
> Good news for HP, Intel, Itanium, customers and nearly everyone. Bad news for
> Oracle
> though.
>
> http://www.realworldtech.com/hp-wins-lawsuit-vs-oracle/
>
> Comments
> and discussion welcome!
>
> David
That's a heck of a flip from what I expected; I didn't think HP's case was all that great. Then again, I also didn't think Oracle's was very good -- HP has the right to pay Intel to build Itanium chips, after all. It's hard to claim HP misled its customers into believing Itanium had a future when HP was paying hundreds of millions to make sure it *did.*
Still I wonder what the long-term effect will be. Even if HP wins, Oracle will appeal, and will request a stay of injunction pending that appeal. It could be another 1-2 years before all appeals are exhausted, and in the meantime, customers will wonder if Oracle will simply yank the rug out from under them again if they get a favorable ruling.