Unless one side or another decides to appeal, Friday's decision could mark the final chapter in a case once said to be a definitive one for antitrust law in the 21st century.
Australia's competition regulators are this week combing through a United States court ruling that clears the way for Oracle to pursue a US$7.7 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft.
European antitrust regulators late Wednesday were forced to push back the deadline for a decision on Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, after Oracle missed a deadline to supply new market information.
Oracle expects to receive final word by early March on whether the U.S. Department of Justice will challenge its hostile bid for PeopleSoft, according to a recent California court filing.
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Co-president Charles Phillips says his former brethren are doing a poor job of grading the company's performance.
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