[ Thanks to Low, Kuan
Loong for this link. ]
“Linux users are actually not primarily looking for Linux, but
rather for the benefits of Unix on Intel, a senior Sun executive
said.“‘Why do we think enthusiasm for Linux exists in the first
place?’ said Robert Youngjohns, executive vice president for global
sales operations for Sun, speaking at the Bear Stearns 14th Annual
Technology Conference here on Tuesday. ‘The enthusiasm isn’t about
Linux, it’s about access to Intel and the ability to run Unix on
what seems to be a cheaper platform.’“But, while the platform is cheaper, Linux brings with it its
own costs, including fragmentation of the operating system into
multiple distributions, and cost of supporting the systems,
Youngjohns said…”