Hooray for price fixing
Parallel imports should be ENCOURAGED to prevent price gouging by shitheads like Oracle and the MPAA.
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 …
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).
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.