IT Week: Sun Seeks HP Unix Marriage Mar 2, 2006, 13 :45 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (7681 reads) (Other stories by Martin Veitch)
"In a move that could be seen as a meaningful approach or just sheer cheek, Sun chief executive Scott McNealy has sent an open email to HP boss Mark Hurd, suggesting the firms combine their respective versions of Unix.
"In the message, McNealy suggests that: 'HP has made strategic decisions that compel its customers, developers and partners to change: ending development of your enterprise servers based on PA-Risc, and relegating your operating system, HP-UX, to Itanium...'"
