Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the Java One conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. It was the first time Ellison spoke publicly since Oracle Corp. announced in April that it had agreed to pay $7.4 billion to acquire Sun Microsystems. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the Java One conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. It was the first time Ellison spoke publicly since Oracle Corp. announced in April that it had agreed to pay $7.4 billion to acquire Sun Microsystems.

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  1. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, shakes hands with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison before speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  2. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  3. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison points to an Oracle Exadata System while speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 13: Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell (L) talks with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison during a keynote address at the 2009 Oracle Open World conference October 13, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The 2009 Oracle Open World confrence runs through October 15.
  5. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 13: Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell (L) talks with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison during a keynote address at the 2009 Oracle Open World conference October 13, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The 2009 Oracle Open World confrence runs through October 15.
  6. Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison appears on stage during a keynote address by Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell (not pictured) at Oracle Open World in San Francisco, California October 13, 2009.
  7. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Anthony Morrow #22 of the Golden State Warriors shoots against the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  8. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors shoots against Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  9. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors shoots against Derek Fisher #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  10. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  11. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Corey Maggette #50 of the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  12. OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 28: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 28, 2009 in Oakland, California.
  13. Exterior view of Sun Microsystems offices in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. Oracle Corp. figured its $7.4 billion buyout for Sun Microsystems Inc. could skate through antitrust scrutiny, folding Sun into a technology powerhouse when Sun badly needs the lifeline. Both companies will have to wait. European Union regulators applied the brakes Thursday, launching a formal antitrust probe that shatters Oracle's goal of completing the acquisition this summer. The U.S. Department of Justice has already approved the deal.

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