Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, left, shakes hands with Sun Microsystems co-founder and chairman Scott McNealy, right, 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, left, shakes hands with Sun Microsystems co-founder and chairman Scott McNealy, right, 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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