The Ellison biography passage says early Oracle customers knew the product would not work yet funded it anyway because they were buying the idea and future potential rather than present delivery.
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Venture patronage
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"The funny thing was the early customers did not really mind losing money or data. Even though RSI never really delivered what the CIA..."
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The conspiracy story is false as history and true as prediction.
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