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Sun at risk.

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"Within Sun the commitment to Solaris/SPARC is pretty absolute - and open sourcing just about everything has reduced the benefit a big competitor might get if someone launched a financial attack on the company."

Yes, giving away things of value makes the company less interesting to those interested in making money.

But there are still shareholders, many of whom/which take their lead from analysts. Who seem as interested in large, damaging short-term gains as CEOs looking for a large bonus before they are fired or flee.

Sun's biggest risk is that shareholders, tired of good products which do not increase the share price much and which never seem to cover the losses between launchings, will demand that the company throw away future resources for present gains.

The stock would then increase, and though current management seems immoveable, stockholders can cash out and get away before the company collapses on them.

Every layoff announcement is a reminder of the risk, and there have been a number of layoff announcements.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 10/24/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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