My baby, she wrote me a letter. Oracle has sent a letter to BEA's board of directors giving them a deadline of Sunday to accept their offer or it's off the table. This essentially translates to "do something you don't want to do or we'll stop asking you to do it." I understand if that tactic doesn't work, they're threatening to airlift Larry Ellison's ego and drop it onto BEA's corporate offices, covering the bu My baby, she wrote me a letter. Oracle has sent a letter to BEA’s board of directors giving them a deadline of Sunday to accept their offer or it’s off the table. This essentially translates to “do something you don’t want to do or we’ll stop asking you to do it.” I understand if that tactic doesn’t work, they’re threatening to airlift Larry Ellison’s ego and drop it onto BEA’s corporate offices, covering the building in a warm gelatinous ooze. Tune deaf. AT&T and Napster have announced a deal where AT&T customers (at least, those who don’t use iPhones) have the privilege of downloading music to their handsets for $2 per tune or $7.50 for a group of five. Because … the songs sound twice as good as the same ones on iTunes, or because AT&T customers believes its customers are twice as dim? With friends like this… Who knew a tiny sliver of Facebook would inspire such ardor? I understand Google offered FB honcho Mark Zuckerberg free rides on the Google Jet and a date with LonelyGirl. But Microsoft ultimately held the winning hand, thanks to an unbeatable combination of an outrageous offer ($240 million) and a guarantee to Zuckerberg that he would not have to add Steve Ballmer to his friends list. Got hot tips or $240 million to spare? Post your thoughts below or e-mail me here. Top tipsters qualify for cool swag. Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business