Re: Ellison invited to Hatch hearings (was Re: Hatch wants Gates back)

[Mitch Stone <mstone@vc.net>]

--- From a message sent by Eric Bennett on 7/17/98 5:52 PM ---

>If Gates attends, the next innings should be even better.  Ziff-Davis is
>reporting that his faithful friend ;-) Larry Ellison has been invited, and
>that an Oracle spokesperson confirms that he plans to attend.  The final
>list of participants is not available, and there are still potential
>scheduling problems, so there is a chance Ellison won't be able to attend.
>But as of this afternoon, he intended to be there.
>
>ZD also reports that the CEO of Sybase has been invited.

Mitchell Kertzman. He's good too.

>I would love to see Ellison and Gates together in front of the committee.
>That would likely be better than "awfully entertaining."

Between Ellison, Gates and Hatch it should be a real insufferability 
contest.

   Mitch Stone
   Editor, Boycott Microsoft
   http://www.vcnet.com/bms 
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