ZDNet: Dell, Sun Execs Trade Jabs over Unix Viability

“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…”

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