[geeks] Article: Sun's not so cheap trick doesn't work

[hike]

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:40 PM, <nate at portents.com> wrote:

> What do you folks think of this?
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/10/sun_stock_price_falls_lower/
>
> - Nate
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It has been apparent to me for years--since the "we're okay; micrcsoft's
okay" alliance--that Sun Micro is on the way out.  While Jonathan Schwartz
is a geek's geek (in some respect), geeks can't save Sun.  Added that Oracle
has moved to Linux wholesome and Solaris is now a ported OS, it looks
hopeless.

Solaris is losing market share.
Solaris x86 is looking more like Linux everyday.
Sun is moving to x86 service (which run Windows, Linux, and Solaris x86).

The performance of Sun Micro is less each quarter.

I recommend RHEL for my employer and customers.