Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US

Re:Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US by notatoad on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:30AM (#24210737)

>Is there some insider trading angle?

for kodak, the answer is a very blatant yes. for oracle, it might be as simple as Larry Ellison is a Trump donor.

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Re:Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US by liability on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:06AM (#24211107)

I don't mean this as a joke but it will probably sound like one: Maybe Trump wants to punish TikTok and their users by having the second most unlikeable man in America run it.

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Re:Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US by asdfthvaa2 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:13AM (#24211178)

At least some people actually like Trump. Is there anyone who even likes Mr Oracle?

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Re:Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US by jaywalk on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:18AM (#24211251)

I'm sure Larry is a pretty big fan of himself. Outside of that...

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Re:Trump gives nod to Oracle buyout of TikTok in US by liability on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:21AM (#24211284)

I think he's less hated if only because he's less known.

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