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I remember, when as a resident of Oregon, I was wondering why we couldn't sign up with the national healthcare system. I then noticed that the Cover Oregon system was being built by Oracle.

Suffice to say, I wasn't the least bit surprised that it was a complete and total catastrophe, and even less surprised that Oracle tried to sue Oregon for attempting to use the software. Nothing like LDD - Lawyer Driven Development.

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> for attempting to use the software

I don't understand that

Info here[0].

[0] http://www.law360.com/articles/578344/oracle-adds-ip-claim-a...

Oh, Law360 is that site that requires noncompetes of their reporters.

I remember this being quite the story. Anybody know what came of it? Still in litigation?

Still in litigation. OR has spent more than $6.6m in legal fees fighting Oracle.

I still don't understand why people trust Oracle consultants. Their list of failures is ten miles long. I guess nobody gets fired for hiring Oracle.

Oracle is today's IBM, just as IBM is today's Infosys.

> Still in litigation?

Yup.

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