“Scott McNealy is out. Jonathan Schwartz is in. And the future
never looked brighter for Sun Microsystems–or so we’re told. But
if Sun’s new CEO is going to convince me that his company can
remain a dominant player in enterprise software, first he’s going
to have to get his story straight, particularly when it comes to
Linux and open source.“Sun’s been making bold moves lately. Its shift to subscription
pricing for its enterprise software suites was, frankly,
innovative. The decision to open source its Solaris operating
system brought it late to the game, but was welcome
nonetheless…”