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To: Winston Kim who wrote (8522)	10/5/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: Hardly B. Solipsist	Respond to of 19080

I have read that. I read it months ago in a previous 10-Q. According to posts on this thread that has been in 10-Q's since at least January, and also according to posts on this thread, customers that have been asked say that prices have NOT been cut. I have looked and no one has posted any evidence that I have seen that prices have been cut. This story was at about the journalistic level of a typical National Enquirer story. It may be depressing the stock, or it may be that ORCL is just following the market in general, but it doesn't make the story more factual.

To: Winston Kim who wrote (8522)	10/5/1998 2:26:00 PM
From: zc66	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

PRICING section in old 10-Qs ORACLE CORP /DE/ 10-Q Filing Date: 10/15/97 ............................................................ PRICING. Intense competition in the various markets in which the Company competes may put pressure on the Company to reduce prices on certain products, particularly in the database marketplace where certain vendors offer deep discounts in an effort to recapture or gain marketshare. In addition, the bundling of software products for promotional purposes or as a long-term pricing strategy by certain of the Company's competitors could have the effect over time of significantly reducing the prices that the Company can charge for its products. Shifts toward the use of operating systems on which the Company experiences relatively greater price competition could result in lower average license prices, thereby reducing license revenues for the Company. Any such price reductions and resulting lower license revenues could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations or financial condition if the Company cannot offset these price reductions with a corresponding increase in sales volumes. ............................................................ ORACLE CORP /DE/ 10-Q Filing Date: 4/10/97 Filing Index ......................................... PRICING. Intense competition in the various markets in which the Company competes may put pressure on the Company to reduce prices on certain products, particularly in the enterprise and departmental database marketplace where certain vendors offer deep discounts in an effort to recapture or gain marketshare. In addition, the bundling of software products for promotional purposes or as a long-term pricing strategy by certain of the Company's competitors could have the effect over time of significantly reducing the prices that the Company can charge for its products. Shifts toward the use of operating systems on which the Company experiences relatively greater price competition could result in lower average license prices, thereby reducing license revenues for the Company. Any such price reductions and resulting lower license revenues could materially and adversely affect the Company's results of operations or financial condition if the Company cannot offset these price reductions with a corresponding increase in sales volumes. .................................................................... ORACLE CORP /DE/ 10-Q Filing Date: 1/10/97 ...................................................................... PRICING. Intense competition in the various markets in which the Company competes may put pressure on the Company to reduce prices on certain products, particularly in the enterprise and departmental database marketplace where certain vendors offer deep discounts in an effort to recapture or gain marketshare. In addition, the bundling of software products for promotional purposes or as a long-term pricing strategy by certain of the Company's competitors could have the effect over time of significantly reducing the prices that the Company can charge for its products. Shifts toward the use of operating systems on which the Company experiences relatively greater price competition could result in lower average license prices and thereby reduced license revenues for the Company. Any such price reductions and resulting lower license revenues could adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition if the Company cannot offset these price reductions with a corresponding increase in sales volumes. ........................................................... ORACLE CORP /DE/ 10-Q Filing Date: 10/15/96 ............................................................. PRICING. Intense competition in the various markets in which the Company competes may put pressure on the Company to reduce prices on certain products, particularly in the enterprise and departmental database marketplace where certain vendors offer deep discounts in an effort to recapture or gain marketshare. In addition, the bundling of software products for promotional purposes or as a long-term pricing strategy by certain of the Company's competitors could have the effect over time of significantly reducing the prices that the Company can charge for its products. Any such price reductions could adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition if the Company cannot offset these price reductions with a corresponding increase in sales volumes. ...............................................................