In the past 18 months, Microsoft has quietly conceded most of Mr Ellison's points, with one glaring exception.
But a Tory supporter of the bill, Jane Ellison, says the policy is winning the party new support.
Ellison has triumphed over bigger foes, and he supposedly wants the cup in his backyard.
Oracle's Larry Ellison, in particular, is a well-known supporter of the trend towards Internet computing.
Meanwhile Ellison has nudged a long list of would-be heirs out the door over the years.
When Ellison must deal with General Electric, he issues an order: "Send in the Israeli!"
The Oracle team is owned by Larry Ellison, the billionaire chief executive of Oracle Corp.
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Sweetest of all, those loudmouths Larry Ellison and McNealy have been gagged for a season.
As you'd expect, a Manhattan loft costs less to secure then Ellison's 23-acre Woodside, Calif.
LarryEllisonLarry Ellison, the Silicon Valley titan who, these days, is on the lookout for buyout opportunities.
Bertarelli's camp says Ellison is trying to preserve the one advantage he holds: an unlimited wallet.
At age 33, Ellison caught the entrepreneurial bug, mortgaged his house and started Oracle Corp.
In December 2010, Ellison announced a new computer line that would compete directly with HP servers.
Ellison responded by naming himself head of apps and slowly stripping Lane of his responsibilities.
Other software execs see a daunting challenge, especially in the time frame Ellison promises.
By June 2000 Ellison all but fired him, taking away Lane's title of president.
Ellison explains that he was sick of watching Oracle's own spending on storage escalate.
Six years ago Oracle refugees joined forces to take on their old boss, Larry Ellison.
So do the equally all-of-the-above Tesla chairman Elon Musk and Oracle chief Larry Ellison.
That is one reason Larry Ellison is unfazed and dismissive of the coming Terry-versus-Larry clash.
Yet Ellison personally has invested in two applications firms that have fared far better.
As co-president and chief financial officer, she is Ellison's enforcer and chief of staff.
Ellison, for his part, will just keep on sailing--solo, when it comes to the succession question.
Terence Garnett rose quickly to head marketing, then quit in 1994 after clashing with Ellison.
In Lane's wake, 14-year veteran Gary Bloom hoped to become Ellison's number two but was spurned.
Ellison eschews succession in favor of a trusted staff that faithfully takes his lead.
"Wall Street is often the last to know, " says Ellison, who can be quick to lecture.
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