Oracle's Hostile Takeover Bid For PeopleSoft

rkuris writes "Oracle has launched a 5.1 billion dollar cash hostle takeover bid against Peoplesoft. PeopleSoft's CEO Craig Conway (a former top executive for Oracle) called Oracle's offer 'atrociously bad behavior from a company with a history of atrociously bad behavior.' 'Obviously it is a transparent attempt to disrupt the [1.7 billion dollar friendly] acquisition of J.D. Edwards by PeopleSoft announced earlier this week.' The week's events have reopened old wounds between the companies, which have a history of hostility and name calling."

Re:What exactly *IS* a hostile takeover anyways?

[dimator]

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Re:What exactly *IS* a hostile takeover anyways?

[Anonymous Coward]

Speaking of poison pills, perhaps it would be a good idea for PeopleSoft to Open Source their products and change their business from development to support. Considering their target audience, support should be a viable business and a takeover would be less attractive to Oracle as they wouldn't gain control of the source.