Larry Ellison, [CEO] of [Oracle], has a somewhat quiet side to him: he is a [board member] of [Apple Computer]. With arch-enemies [Oracle] and [Microsoft] both having a huge hand in [Apple], it seems as if it could shape up to be quite a battleground.

He is known for having a rough and even abusive personality, and is not highly regarded as a nice human being. There is a [story] that is told of his private [airliner] breaking [curfew], and taking off and landing when it pleases, because it is "quieter than other planes". (This happened [nine] times). The city tried to take action outside of the legal system, so that he would no longer be (ab-) using [San Jose airport]. When the [negotiation]s took too long, he turned around and sued the city of [San Jose, California|San Jose].

I am just glad I never have to deal with him. He is however a good friend of [Steve Jobs]. Perhaps the [eccentric] favor their own [kind].

Larry Ellison (person)