Larry Ellison loves to poke at it.

拉里·埃里森喜欢攻击它。

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Now it has come out swinging against Oracle's martial-arts grandmaster Larry Ellison.

现在，这场较量正针对着甲骨文公司的武术大师拉里·埃里森。

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When this failed, it decided to lead consolidation of the software industry and “surround” SAP with acquisitions, in the words of Larry Ellison, its chief executive.

在尝试失败后，决定巩固自己在软件业中的地位，并依靠不断的收购来包围SAP公司。

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He also admires the personalities who currently lead it: Larry Ellison of Oracle, Scott McNealy at SunMicrosystems and Apple's Steve Jobs.

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It ocurs to me that this might mean Larry Ellison getting Sun Microsystems for free.

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Regardless, if investors are obsessing over the long-term threat from a geeky new kind of software, it's pretty clear they're not afraid of Larry Ellison anymore.

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