Now Oracle’s the Borg

I love it: an editorial in the Wall Street Journal titled “The Oracle Borg”. The conclusion:

With the bid for PeopleSoft, Mr. Ellison’s blithe disregard for the rules or what others might think of him was again on display. He can brandish outrageous proposals because he’s fashioned a powerful, successful company that gives him a platform on which to perform. But he can’t compel trust. That is what could doom this deal.
It’s time for Mr. Ellison to get back to the qualities that built Oracle — intuitive technical vision and mighty determination. Can the company no longer win on those? If Oracle means to dominate business applications the way it did the database, it must do it on technological superiority. Mr. Ellison, show us you’ve still got it.

The author has a new book out called Everyone Else Must Fail: The Unvarnished Truth About Oracle and Larry Ellison. I can’t wait to read it.