Re: Oracle: welcome to the basement

Posted in 1997

Paul Watson — Wed, 10 Dec 1997 04:41:48 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Tim Schaefer <tschaefe@mindspring.com> wrote in article <348E2749.D0F197CB@mindspring.com>... > Joe Lumbley wrote: > > > > Oracle's stock dropped almost 30% in the first hour of trading today after > > they announced disappointing earnings. By 10:30 EST they had been downgraded > > to neutral by 3 brokerages and their trading volume was almost 10 times > > their average. > > > > Maybe Informix should start making upgrade offers to Oracle customers > > who are worried about the continued viability of Oracle ;) > > > > Joe > > > > Hey Joe, maybe Oracle will get bought out by a hamburger chain that uses a > clown for advertising. Consistency! > > :-) > > -- > Tim Schaefer \\\\|// Maybe Informix will buy them now they've got so much spare cash :-)) -- Paul Watson WF Software Ltd. Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678693 Email: paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk