Wired: Sun: Better Linux than MS | Linux Today

Wired: Sun: Better Linux than MS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 16, 1999

“This week, Sun said it would be releasing some of its server
source code to open source developers. It has also begun working on
porting Java to Linux…”

“Gentile concedes that enabling Java on Linux could cost Sun
some Solaris customers, but “a Linux sale is better than a
Microsoft sale.”

“Gentile said that since a large percentage of Linux sales are
on Intel rather than Sun hardware, the effect on Sun’s bottom line
will be minimal.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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