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 20091103 Tuesday November 03, 2009

You have much to learn, Grasshopper. Sun Tzu would love the EU

Allthingsd.com ran an article about how Larry Ellison is known for his following of Sun Tzu's The Art of War. Keen observation, Grasshopper. But, you have not applied what you know to be true...

See:

The Art of Sun/Oracle

Here's a quote:

 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is 
 famous for his admiration of 
 The Art of War, Sun Tzu’s 
 sixth-century treatise on 
 battle tactics. And it’s 
 served him well in his long-
 running battle with SAP and 
 Oracle’s hostile bid for 
 PeopleSoft. But it may get 
 him in trouble when it comes 
 to Oracle’s (ORCL) dealings 
 with the European 
 Commission...
Those who study The Art of War know that in general, you should say that you will go left and at the last minute you go right instead. In sports, they call this the head fake. The idea is that you should never let anyone know what you truly want, what you really want. So, let's say if you want to keep Java technology untouched, then obviously you should instead say that you care about some other technology which you secretly aren't really that interested in... to throw everyone off the track. Sun Tzu teaches all this type of stuff.

Always create a diversion, so that no one knows what you truly care most about... Watch and learn what Sun Tzu really teaches about what to do with what you really want, what you really, really want...

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