All of our major businesses can have a short-twitch capability every six to nine months to a long-twitch capability. We can't make customers wait three to four years for things they need every few months,

One capability every business is expected to have is the capability to make money. It requires a certain kind of discipline, a certain kind of mindset.

I'm better than I was two months ago, better than I was six months ago, and certainly better than I was 17 months ago.

[Two months later Oracle nemesis Steve Ballmer, president of Microsoft, was asked to respond to Ellison's comments.] I think he is right, ... We don't agree on much, but I think on that we would agree.

It's about six more months. A lot of it depends on what the retail activity is and the season -- how much demand there is, whether people are buying products. It seems to fluctuate a little every year, kind of like the weather almost.

It is on a fast-track basis, which should mean it should be registered in six to nine months, but there's no guarantee.