back to article M-Tech Data: Grey import battle with Oracle has ruined us

M-Tech Data's boss has claimed the "crippling" legal bill for its spat with Oracle over allegations of parallel importing left management with no option but to shut up shop. The Manchester-based distie was involved in a long running case with Sun Microsoftsystems, and subsequently the vendor's new parent Oracle over the …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Hooray for price fixing

    Parallel imports should be ENCOURAGED to prevent price gouging by shitheads like Oracle and the MPAA.

  2. James 51

    Wow, hope Oracle is proud of themselves.

    1. P. Lee
      Unhappy

      > Wow, hope Oracle is proud of themselves.

      They will be very proud of themselves over this.

  3. Dave Perry
    Mushroom

    Two reasons to dislike Larry today

    I thought ripping SAP off for lawyers bills was bad enough. But at least they can afford to take a hit.

    Successful from being spineless is one thing, but this really is heartless (you could say that's business, but it's disgraceful business - even Alan Sugar's advisors questioned the business ethics of one of this year's Apprentice finalists' business proposal).

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Parallel imports against megaliths

    If you are going to do what they did at least set up some sort of shell company to do the heavy lifting so you don't lose everything.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Good riddance

    I won't be shedding any tears for M-Tech Data. The only purpose of companies like this is to cut the ground from under bona fide resellers who have actually been investing in promoting and selling products to the market. They have been effectively destroying British jobs for years.

  6. TeeCee Gold badge
    Facepalm

    Somebody forgot rule #1......

    ....of letting the courts decide whether you're in the right.

    Make sure you can afford to lose.

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