You Cannot Innovate By Copying.

You Have To Take A Broader View And Realize This Is An Industry Like Any Other - Telecoms, Railroads; They Went Through Consolidation. Why Shouldn't The Computer Industry Be Any Different? This Shouldn't Have Been A Surprise To Anybody But It Seemed To Be, And A Lot Of People Thought I Was Nuts When I Said These Things. And That's Why They Are Alone As A Consolidator.

When I Started Oracle, What I Wanted To Do Was To Create An Environment Where I Would Enjoy Working. That Was My Primary Goal. Sure, I Wanted To Make A Living. I Certainly Never Expected To Become Rich, Certainly Not This Rich. I Mean, Rich Does Not Even Describe This. This Is Surreal. And It Has Nothing To Do With Money. I Mean, You Buy Clothes With Money, And Cars. But I Really Wanted To Work With People I Enjoyed Working With, Who I Admired And Liked.

I Greatly Admire Ge, Their Utterly Ruthlessly Focused Management, To Get The Cost Out And Get This Integration Done.’ Okay, We May Make A Few Mistakes Along The Way But We Are Not Going To Waste Any Time.' They Make Decisions; They Are Incredibly Disciplined And Focused.

In Some Ways, Getting Away From The Headquarters And Having A Little Time To Reflect Allows You To Find Errors In Your Strategy. You Get To Rethink Things. Often, That Helps Me Correct A Mistake That I Made Or Someone Else Is About To Make.

... Don't Mistake Any Of This For Altruism...fear And Greed Just Doesn't Work. If You Want To Be Successful, Quality And Service Just Works Better.