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>>pavel_+(OP)
For a time I really idolised Larry Ellison. Then I saw a documentary on Oracle early years and someone said - "There was no Oralce v1, as Ellison, "knew no one would want to buy version 1". This sounded both stupid and an urban legend. Till I checked the Wikipedia entry:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Database#Releases_and...

It not only changed my perspective of the man but also the company. One can know a lot about a company's practices from the way it was founded. Now there is nothing about Oracle which surprises me any more.

>>thisis+dd
>There was no Oralce v1, as Ellison, "knew no one would want to buy version 1"

Of the "bad Larry Ellison" anecdotes ITT, most of which do paint him in a very bad light, this one doesn't offend me at all; more like smart marketing advice you can use.

>>smithe+Jh
That's a very bad marketing advice. In case someone finds out what you've done, it's a red cross mark on your brand.

>>gkya+Zu
"Version 1 was internal and not good enough, we waited until version 2 to start selling"? I don't see the issue.