Re: [cobalt-users] Sun Solaris??? Bad Business Decision

[Theodore Jones <theoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> Last week, senior Sun executives said that although the firm's
 strategy with Cobalt has not been decided, they were leaning
 toward replacing Linux with a version of Solaris that is optimised
 for appliances. An appliance-specific version of Solaris is already
 under development, said Andy Ingram, senior vice president for
 Solaris.

 "Cobalt's [devices] are true appliances," Ingram said. "You do not
 care about the operating system. If we were to convert these over
 to Solaris, the end-user wouldn't care. We don't have the energy
 to drive two operating systems."  <<<

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/38/ns-18191.html



Lyle Scheer wrote:

> > >The reason people are getting so bent is because the CEO of
> > the company
> > clearly >stated,
> > >not just in an "ify" way that their intention >is< to kill the Linux
> > >implimentation of
> > >Cobalt appliances off in favor of their unix flavor...
> >
> > And in fact I read an article the other day on network
> > appliances (on zdnet
> > I believe) in which Sun stated the next versions of the Raq
> > and Qube will
> > run Solaris, not Linux ! --->Cobalt support feel free to
> > verify or deny
> > <-----
>
> You are misquoting and increasing FUD.
>
> http://yahoo.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2949002.html?pt.yfin.cat_fin.txt.ne
>
> Ah yes, the cnet article, which I will provide the reference for you.  Note
> very carefully that the article does *not* say "sun stated" or attribute any
> quote at all.  From what I can tell, the author of the article states the
> shift to ultrasparc.
>
> I don't claim to know and would not admit proprietary information even if I
> did know.  I'm not sure you can assert from that article that any reputable
> source has put their stamp on it.
>
> - Lyle
>
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