Posting Date: August 27, 2002

Buggy software still takes a toll (CNET) -- "Imagine buying an energy-saving dishwasher and seeing your monthly electricity bill double, and you'll understand how a growing roster of executives feel about their decision to install expensive business software."

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For those who have access to the Wall Street Journal, they have an interesting article on how SAP lost a major software deal with Lego to Oracle, then won it back because of the bugs in Oracle's software: "Fight for Lego Software Deal
Is No Fun for SAP, Oracle" http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1030469302393762715.djm,00.html

Posted by: Ron Zeno on August 27, 2002 11:59 PM

I am surprised that there are not more lawsuits around this side of business.

If I buy a car and the steering wheel falls off...I don't just accept it.

Is it because they spend millions on this and the fear is that if they go public and say Oracle screwed me, their share price will get worked over?

Posted by: JB on August 28, 2002 11:47 AM

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