“Some say Sun Microsystems should give up on its Linux desktop
ambitions, but there are serious signs of life that indicate the
company may be on to a good thing, The Register has
learned.“Well placed sources have confirmed that Sun is teaming up with
service providers to roll out a whole new set of ‘rented’ desktop
services. As of yet, Yahoo was the only name mentioned, although
one source confirmed there will be more large service providers on
board. This news comes as Sun’s desktop business nears
profitability almost before it even opens for business.“‘I am very confident that in a short period of time the
doubters will shut up,’ said Jonathan Schwartz, the head of Sun’s
software business, in an interview with The Register. ‘We
hope to convince the market that there is revenue to be had and are
on a near term road to profitability…'”