Former HP CEO Selected As Oracle Co-President 133
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theodp writes "Late on Monday, Oracle announced that ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd has joined the company as a co-president and a director. Hurd resigned from HP a month ago, after an investigation by the board into a personal relationship with a contractor turned up questionable expenses. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, a personal friend of Hurd, criticized HP's board at the time, saying it was 'the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs.' 'Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he'll do even better at Oracle,' Ellison said in a statement Monday. 'There is no executive in the IT world with more relevant experience than Mark.' Stepping down to make room for Hurd was Charles E. Phillips Jr., who had some personal relationship issues of his own."
I wouldn't call that personal relationship issues (Score:1, Funny)
Getting laid by more than one woman is not an issue :) It's a blessing.
At Oracle you get fired (Score:2, Funny)
for *not* sexually harassing!
Re:At Oracle you get fired (Score:5, Funny)
I thought it was only for failing to "COMMIT" your "TRANSACTION"?
Experience counts! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Larry Ellison Doesn't BS (Score:5, Funny)
...........,,,,,,,,
There are some extra periods and commas I had laying around. If you need more, I'm sure others have extras too.
Re:The price of bigamy (Score:3, Funny)
Getting laid by multiple mother-in-laws is really pretty twisted.
Re:Long Live Crony Capitalism (Score:5, Funny)
So if Mark Hurd is "well-connected", that would mean that he actually is more valuable as CEO to a company like Oracle, especially because his connections are probably especially relevant to Oracle's industry.
No kidding. You can't really sell Oracle, Peoplesoft, etc. on actual merit or return on investment, so connections are at a serious premium.
Doesn't Oracle know... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Larry Ellison Doesn't BS (Score:2, Funny)
Laying 2 women at one time, he'd have twice the periods he used to have!
Hurd's Affinity for Sun Fire (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Larry Ellison Doesn't BS (Score:2, Funny)
Dealing with a multi woman relationship, I doubt he'll need the extra periods.