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:TechWeb: Sun Strikes Huge Linux Desktop Deal With China
TechWeb: Sun Strikes Huge Linux Desktop Deal With China
Nov 18, 2003, 14 :00 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (12602 reads)

(Other stories by Gregg Keizer)

"Sun Microsystems Monday announced a multi-year deal with the China Standard Software Company (CSSC) that will eventually make Sun's Java Desktop System the standard desktop software for millions of machines across the People's Republic of China (PRC).

"The arrangement with the CSSC--a consortium of Chinese technology companies that's supported by the Chinese government--will put the Java Desktop System on half a million to a million desktops in the PRC per year, with the end goal bullish with a capital B: at least 200 million copies of the software.

"Java Desktop System is Sun's name Linux software bundle that includes a graphical interface, the Mozilla Web browser, the StarOffice 7 productivity suite, and other tools ranging from an instant messenger to an e-mail client..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Given Sun's previous comments, why a ...   Linux?   
David
Nov 18, 2003, 14:15:47
 
Was all Schwartz's prior talk about  ...   Misdirection?   
GreyGeek
Nov 18, 2003, 14:26:10
 
Sun HAS been saying that it's going  ...   Yes, Linux   
Jonathan Bartlett
Nov 18, 2003, 14:52:41
 
SUSE Linux. Yow!Hey Bill, what would 200 ...   200 hundred million copies of   
ac
Nov 18, 2003, 18:14:28
 
This is an interesting story, but it rai ...   Sun rising in the east   
Joe User
Nov 18, 2003, 20:03:58
 
After peeking around the net for more in ...   Linux rising in east, possibly with Sun   
Joe User
Nov 19, 2003, 01:47:01
 
Sleep well, Jonathan "no Linux strategy" ...   Sweet dreams   
Vance
Nov 19, 2003, 01:55:48
 
 Peder Ulander, the marketing manager fo ...   yo Peder: JDS _IS_ SuSE   
BC
Nov 19, 2003, 04:00:16
 
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