ZDNN: Ellison wins deadly race | Linux Today

ZDNN: Ellison wins deadly race

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 28, 1998

“A yacht owned and skippered by Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison
has won a race that has claimed the lives of at least two
sailors.”

“After battling treacherous seas off the east coast of Australia
in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, Ellison and his crew sailed his
yacht Sayonara across the finish line…”

Linux Today reported earlier today (December 28, 1998) on the
address Ellison gave to industry executives (Sm@rt Reseller: Ellison:
Netscape is dead
) while in Australia to compete in the
race.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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