Re: [cobalt-users] What's this?

["wcstaff" <wcstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I get free support

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gavin Nelmes-Crocker" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 5:28 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] What's this?


> > Yes Sun aquired Cobalt, an independent company. now we got 
> > some real support.. Sun has always been the best in my book, 
> > when it comes to reliability. We own several Cobalt 4i and 4r 
> > servers and all of them have been flawless, with the 
> > exception of user error:))
> 
> So tell me as an ex Cobalt employee what has Sun done to the RaQ4 since
> they acquired Cobalt?  The Raq4 was well out in the wild long before Sun
> came along apart from that they've changed the support model with Cobalt
> you got free support not the fee based system in place now.
> 
> I'm not sure I see your line, don't get me wrong I'm not anti Sun but I
> still don't think they were the best company to have bought Cobalt. Sun
> have had to be brought kicking and screaming into the Linux world
> despite all they said publicly that was not what went on behind the
> scenes it has only been this year that inside Sun has been working with
> Linux as well as talking about it the new servers are a testament to
> that but they did complete the purchase of Cobalt in December 2000 a
> long time ago in the internet age!
> 
> Gavin
> 
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