eWeek: Has Sun Shot Itself in the Foot Once Too Often?

“Let me say up front that I have a love-hate relationship with
Sun. I love its operating system. I really like Java. And, I like
the SPARC architecture. But I hate the way Sun constantly reworks
its Linux and open source stance. I really dislike the way it keeps
vexing its Java partners. Get over it, McNealy: You can’t base a
successful business plan on selling Solaris on SPARC anymore. In
fact, you haven’t been able to do that for years now.

“You put all those negatives together, and it’s not too hard to
see why Sun has been in a long slump. For some reason, some people
still think that Sun is not only holding its own as a server
company, but it’s actually leading the server market.

“I don’t know what these folks have been smoking! In the latest
IDC server report, it’s IBM by a neck at 30.1 percent over HP with
its 27.7 percent. Sun? Its revenues have dropped by 19 percent
quarter to quarter since last year, and their market share is now
at 13 percent…”

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