[aklug] Re: The end of Sun?

On Wednesday 18 March 2009, Damien Hull wrote:
> There's nothing special about Sun. Hasn't been in the past 9 years or
> so. This is an opinion from someone who never really used it. Why run
> solaris when you can run Linux and do the same thing?

Ack Mac !! AFAI*K, Sun was more about hardware than software. Who can
compete with cheap PC's .
>
> I wonder what IBM will do with it if they buy them.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jonr@destar.net
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:43:46 PM GMT -09:00 Alaska
> Subject: [aklug] The end of Sun?
>
> IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/technology/companies/19sun.html?dbkAck

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