"Dell and Sun executives provided one of the more interesting behind-the-scenes battles at last month's LinuxWorld.
"In one corner was Randy Mott, Dell CIO. In his keynote presentation, Mott urged IT managers to consider a cultural revolution that would involve ditching Unix. Mott's opening slide was a mock obituary with the headline, 'Unix is Dead.'
"In the other corner was Jonathan Schwartz, Sun software czar. Dining with journalists and customers, Schwartz reminded us that there are some tasks for which Unix remains the only viable solution. To underscore his point, he noted that Dell still uses Sun-based systems to manage its supply chain..."
