Sun’s Kick in the Shins

“Sun’s in the dirt because of uncertainty surrounding its
acquisition by Oracle: There’s a big question mark hanging above
Sun’s hardware business and, to an extent, its Solaris operating
system. Assuming the Oracle-Sun deal does eventually go down, after
those pesky officials at the European Commission complete their
investigation, no one knows for sure exactly what Oracle will end
up doing with them. A future in which the acquisition doesn’t
actually take place is unlikely, but for Sun’s customers it’s too
ghastly to think about.

“So it’s not surprising IBM and HP have been doing their best to
entice Sun’s user base to embrace certainty by switching to IBM or
HP servers — especially given the difficult trading
conditions in the server market. IBM is currently running a
“SUN-SET Special” (very droll) as part of its Power Rewards server
and storage migration program to get Sun punters to make a switch.
HP — with somewhat less drollery but with the same malevolent
intent toward Sun — has the rather cryptic message “We’ve Got
Your Back” with its Sun Complete Care transitioning program.”

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