HP CEO Goes On the Lam As Oracle Hunts Him Down 137
theodp writes "Oracle said HP has refused to accept a subpoena requiring new CEO Leo Apotheker to testify in a trial against his former employer SAP, which will determine how much SAP owes Oracle for copyright infringement by its discontinued TomorrowNow unit. 'Mr. Apotheker started work for HP on Monday, but it now appears that the HP board of directors has decided to keep him away from HP's headquarters and outside the court's jurisdiction,' an Oracle spokeswoman said. 'We will continue to try to serve him,' she added. An HP spokeswoman countered: 'Given Leo's limited knowledge of and role in the matter, Oracle's last-minute effort to require him to appear live at trial is no more than an effort to harass him and interfere with his duties and responsibilities as HP's CEO.' The spokeswoman declined to discuss the whereabouts of Mr. Apotheker, who was featured in a 2006 SAP/TomorrowNow press release attacking the 'uncertainty' of Oracle. Coincidentally, among the charges leveled at SAP/TomorrowNow was 'pretextual customer log-in,' an area in which HP has some subject matter expertise."
Don't mess with Larry (Score:4, Funny)
He's a ninja.
Or, at least, he can afford to hire a bunch of them.
Search Everywhere (Score:2, Funny)
Don't worry... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:CEO? Must be in Taihiti (Score:5, Funny)
In 2010, a cracked CEO was sent to prison by a patent court for a crime he didn't commit. This man promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... The HP-Team.
Re:Is it me or (Score:1, Funny)
Wow. (Score:2, Funny)
As someone who is a customer of both of these companies, I kinda wish they'd spend less time throwing lawsuits at each other and more time providing value to their customers. I'm just sayin'...
Re:Don't worry... (Score:3, Funny)
Leo Apotheker, status: What's up doc.. eh Larry?
Larry Ellison, status: SSSHH i'm hunting Wabb.. eh.. CEOs
Re:hmm (Score:3, Funny)
It's not the height, it's the width requirements that would kill most nerds...
I could find him in a few days (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Search Everywhere (Score:3, Funny)
Note to self: avoid rakuen's dumpster, especially shortly after eating.