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Indeed

Of course it is not entirely clear if McNealy
is to blame, or if the owners (an investment
fund) rejected the offer.

Even so, Suns problems have been accelerated a
lot by this. It may not be fair, but it's
reality.

Who will buy Sun if you don't know if they'll
survive this year? Especially if you were
already considering alternatives. If you have
money to burn in a down economy you should make
damn sure that they are used correctly.

Who'll bet their next big mission critical
project on Java now? Yeah, Java will for sure
survive in some form or another because so many
depend on it. But who'll foot the bill for
advancing it so that it doesn't fall even
further behind .NET? The ensuing uncertainty
will tip the on-the-fence projects to other
technologies, losing those forever.

Whether or not McNealy is to blame for this
one, he certainly is to blame for some of the
other mistakes. Sun has never made Star/Open
Office profitable. During his megalomania
heydays he wanted to undermine the Microsoft
Office cashcow. He wanted to go head-to-head
with the big one. He may have restored some
healthy competition in that space, but was it
the best for Sun?

Posted by: honeymonster   Posted on: 04/06/09  (Edited: 04/06/2009 @ 12:08) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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