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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by andyl on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:13PM (#8337357)
Maybe it has something to do with him being 70?
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by valevk on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:19PM (#8337393)
Wow, I never knew that he is 70. I thought 40-something. But he looks really young. In this picture he is 69! [1]

[1] http://www.channelweb.co.uk/IMG/834/272834/big-ellison.jpg

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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by bitwize on Thursday September 18, 2014 @06:34PM (#8338046)
Most of Larry Ellison's charitable contributions have been to a foundation he set up with the goal of reversing aging in Larry Ellison.
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by mrcarlosrendon on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:48PM (#8337548)
His face looks great. I think you can see his age in his arm skin.
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by laichzeit0 on Friday September 19, 2014 @03:01AM (#8339272)
Well he's obviously had some "work done". Which I think is great, why not? Money is surely not the problem, life's too short to look crap.
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by mhurron on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:31PM (#8337471)
> I thought 40-something

You know Oracle was founded in the late 70's. And Ellison was a co-founder.

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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by bithush on Friday September 19, 2014 @04:01AM (#8339392)
Indeed I thought he was mid 50s, I was kind of shocked when I read 70. I am surprised I never knew this considering.
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by nmcfarl on Thursday September 18, 2014 @04:25PM (#8337439)
Wow. Even after you said it I didn't really believe it, but googling confirms it - born in '44. And I thought he was younger than Gates - not 12 years older.

https://www.google.com/search?q=larry+ellison+age

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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by pavlov on Thursday September 18, 2014 @05:50PM (#8337839)
A 70-year-old starts a new career as a CTO? If only other high tech companies were this open-minded about employing seniors.
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Re:Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remai... by scholia on Thursday September 18, 2014 @09:29PM (#8338586)
He was already doing the CTO job, in effect. He's just retaining that post as well as becoming Executive Chairman, where he will still be in charge....
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