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I see all of the "I would too" comments, but really it's a slap in the face for his customers. He owns Oracle, and he's obviously a fan of the America's Cup competition, perhaps he could have scheduled OpenWorld a bit later?

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No one expected the America's Cup to continue this long. It was scheduled to end this past Saturday at the latest, but between the 2 points Oracle was penalized (meaning they have to win 11 instead of 9) and weather delays it's extended a lot longer than anyone thought it would.

Today the TV announcers were talking about how their realtors are trying to kick them out of their temporary apartments.

I believe the TV announcers said that this is now the longest running America's Cup since 1899.

I'm sure all his customers understand, and they should be blowing off OpenWorld too for the short walk over to watch the races live.

Half his customers are (me included at one point ;)

Heck, if you migrated to Postgres you'd never have to attend another OpenWorld again!

Heck the moment Postgres supports SPARQL I might ;) also the moment I no longer need to vacuum would be a requirement. Actually postgres is the first choice, we chose Oracle when we need specific features not because we like spending money ;)

Perhaps he could have scheduled OpenWorld later, but he's far more than a simple fan. Oracle has had a boat in the race since 2003 and Larry Ellison personally has been heavily involved in Oracle Racing in that time, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the team. It's far more than a hobby for him.

How is it a slap in the face? I doubt his one hour keynote would offer much information anyway.

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