I would actually lean towards Oracles version of what happened. If you’ve ever had anything to do with a government development project what they say makes perfect sense. A bunch of Progressive chiefs, no Indians, and a large bucket of money to waste.
Yep but then is there ever an oracle project that comes in on budget.
Having been in these types of battles, you can bet that the customer is NOT always right. And a well-managed company like Oracle is very, very meticulous about statements of work, contracts, customer management (when actually possible - tough with a political monstrosity like a state government) and the like.
Some will say that Oracle will get a black eye on this. Well, when you sleep with dogs...I actually warned a friend who works there about getting involved with a floating turd like Obamacare.
Oracle is expensive. It is also pretty much worth it. Any money people save by going cheaper on a database, they burn up (and more) with geek time and lost end-user productivity trying to make the things work and keep them that way. Just sayin’, that’s been my experience.