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The Register: Sun’s Linux Killer Shows Promise

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 17, 2005

“If Sun gets very serious about Solaris 10 on x86 and the Open
Solaris project that it hopes will nourish it, Linux vendors had
better get very worried. That’s because, in the many areas where
Linux is miles ahead of Solaris, Sun stands a good chance of
catching up quickly if it has the will, whereas in the many areas
where Solaris is miles ahead, the Linux community will be hard
pressed to narrow the gap. In this series of articles, we take a
careful look at Solaris x86, examining the good, the bad, and the
ugly, with Linux as our chief point of reference…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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