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"Its Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead"
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Larry EllisonIf an open source product gets good enough, well simply take it. So th — Larry Ellison
"If an open source product gets good enough, well simply take it. So the great thing about open source is nobody owns it – a company like Oracle is free to take it for nothing, include it in our products and charge for support, and thats what well do. So it is not disruptive at all – you have to find places to add value. Once open source gets good enough, competing with it would be insane. … We dont have to fight open source, we have to exploit open source."
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Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and executive chairman. According to Forbes, as of early 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $201–203 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person.
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"When I started Oracle, what I wanted to do was to create an environment where I would enjoy working. That was my primary goal. Sure, I wanted to make a living. I certainly never expected to become rich, certainly not this rich. I mean, rich does not even describe this. This is surreal."
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"Really great blogs do not take the place of great microprocessors. Great blogs do not replace great software. Lots and lots of blogs does not replace lots and lots of sales."
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"I hate the PC, with a passion."
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"If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, were toast. But if it is, were golden."
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"Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure."
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