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1. tiffanyh · 1790264251 · focus · HN ↗

   I realize there’s a lot of hate in this thread, but I think there’s another side to this.

   Force majeure is basically there for situations where something outside a company’s control prevents them from delivering on a contract.

   I can see Oracle’s argument here. A number of states and local governments that were originally very supportive of new data centers, including places like Texas and Pennsylvania, have since started blocking or restricting new construction.

   If Oracle signed these contracts and the government later changed the rules and have stopped those projects from moving forward, it’s hard to argue they should still be held to the same delivery commitments.

   (That seems pretty close to the type of situation force majeure is meant for.)

   1. staticautomatic · 1790278968 · focus · HN ↗

      My recollection from law school is that force majeure is more like a specific subset of "impossibility of performance", which is to say it's not generally the same as "something outside a company's control."

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