altquark
Legendary Poster
No - this is NOT a late April Fools joke - this came across the wire about an hour ago :
04/14/05 03:42 AM SAP CEO reportedly says would consider Oracle merger
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The CEO of SAP AG would consider a merger with rival Oracle Corp. if Oracle chief Larry Ellison would suggest it. "Why should I hang up? I would listen to him. Independence is not an end in itself," SAP CEO Henning Kagermann told German magazine Wirtschaftswoche, Reuters reported. "But some combinations are harder to imagine than others," Kagermann added. SAP shares were last down 0.8%.
OMG - is this the future, where Oracle ends up owning every ERP manufacturer ?
I don't think the justice department or europe would allow this to happen - but it makes you think - is this the way that Oracle is going ? Acquire every ERP vendor out there ?
04/14/05 03:42 AM SAP CEO reportedly says would consider Oracle merger
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The CEO of SAP AG would consider a merger with rival Oracle Corp. if Oracle chief Larry Ellison would suggest it. "Why should I hang up? I would listen to him. Independence is not an end in itself," SAP CEO Henning Kagermann told German magazine Wirtschaftswoche, Reuters reported. "But some combinations are harder to imagine than others," Kagermann added. SAP shares were last down 0.8%.
OMG - is this the future, where Oracle ends up owning every ERP manufacturer ?
I don't think the justice department or europe would allow this to happen - but it makes you think - is this the way that Oracle is going ? Acquire every ERP vendor out there ?