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To: Dalin who wrote (32225)	3/1/2001 8:57:41 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 65232

<<He had to pay for his new ship. He is having a brand new SHIP built.>> Dalin: How much money can you spend on a ship...or on another home...or on another plane..? It's one thing if Ellison wants to start a charitable foundation to rival Gates -- yet, right now he is WAY behind in that area. In Borders this evening I was scanning the latest issue of a new economy magazine and in a table of the BIGGEST inside sellers Larry was listed as #1. According to Thompson he sold over $850 Million of Oracle in late January alone....Hmmm....Even Bill Gates was not even close to him (he only sold about $250 M in the same time period)....IMO, ORCL shareholders may not be happy with the Chief taking SO MUCH off the table and then giving an earnings warning a few weeks later. You would NEVER catch someone like Warren Buffet doing that. Then again, Larry Ellison has never liked to play by the traditional rules. Best Regards, Scott