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To: MeDroogies who wrote (7958)	7/24/1998 3:35:00 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 19080

Did you see this? Front page, WSJ, July 24, 1998 Why Oracle Is Having Fits With Upstart Named Microsoft By DAVID BANK Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The next big battle in the software industry pits an entrenched incumbent led by a brash billionaire against a price-slashing newcomer supported by an army of smaller allies. And this time, Microsoft Corp. may get to play the good guy. The brash billionaire is Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corp., which dominates the market for the database software that serves as the foundation for most modern business processes. Last year, he told Wall Street analysts that his company would stay on top "because everybody hates Microsoft." Lots of Freebies But as Mr. Ellison is finding out, Oracle has plenty of its own enemies. It has sparked hostility by competing for business with its own software and distribution partners. Microsoft has steered clear of such conflicts and aggressively cut prices and doled out freebies to win over converts.