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> dollar cost of that. I remind you folks that Oracle is a for profit venture. > It's not Oracle's responsibility to make anything affordable. It's the > responsibility of Oracle to generate revenue, it is the expectation of > Oracle shareholders (of which I am one) that Oracle will do such a thing. I > don't care if Larry is the 6th richest guy in the universe, so what? Why > does that compel him to give you anything? I'm a shareholder too and I expect its value to go up. If Oracle has a predatory attitude and a bad image in the market, their long term future and value for me as a shareholder is damaged. I don't give a rat's arse about initiatives that deal with short term profit grabbing, if I know they'll damage the company (and my share value) in the long term. It's got nothing to do with Oracle being a charity or not. It's got EVERYTHING to do with their shares RETAINING their value in the long term. Which I as a shareholder demand. I'm not interested in "bubbles". > It's all pure market driven. If people stop signing up for classes or OCP > exams, Oracle will in quick fashion figure out why and change things. They have: they created the masters. MOTS. > If > people keep signing up for classes and taking the OCP, then viola, no. "voila". "viola" is a musical instrument. > they have > hit the sweet spot and will generate some revenue too. > Exactly how big is that revenue and how much of it goes to third party organisations instead of Oracle shareholders is what I want to know. > Socialism doesn't work folks, let's face it. What's share value got to do with socialism? > If the OCP Masters credentials > are worth the money, then spend it. If they are not, don't spend it. If > enough people don't spend the money, then something will happen. Thats how a > market driven economy works. > Exactly. Another "certification" will crop up. And another. In the meantime, the shareholder value is eroded. Since no one in his right mind will want any part of a company that can't get it right. Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Nuno Souto INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
