On Wednesday 30 March 2005 06:22, Ian Lynch wrote: > On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 15:16, Daniel Carrera wrote: > > Nicu Buculei wrote: > > > this is a description of what JES is: > > > http://www.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/compare.xml > > > > > > it does not look at all related to JRE. > > > > > > use Java Desktop System as an example, it is already Open > > > Source, but is related to Java only for branding reasons. > > > > Sun seems to use the word "Java" on every other product. > > Probably because the Java name is more well-known that Sun ;-)
Actually, I think that this is where Sun might be a bit misunderstood. Let's see if you guys agree with me. Sun has produced a number of different products which you might call "environmental" products, that is, products which are intended to seed the environment to change the market to give Sun's shareholders the benefit of greater uptake of Sun's products in a more Sun-friendly market, as opposed to the current Microsoft friendly market. So OOo is the alternative to MSO, and Java is the alternative to .Net. If I am correct in this analysis, I do admire Sun for its gumption. It is making a long-term investment in alternatives to the current monoculture, and that actually takes lots of guts in the face of Wall Street's myopic quarter to quarter short term vision. Some people have said, hey, why is Scott McNealy criticizing Linux when Sun has its own Linux solutions like JDS. I am guessing that Sun's execs are hunkered down for the long term view, and they have to be careful about sending out messages which emphasize the long term over the short term picture. I am guessing that the Sun execs are concerned that the conventionaly wisdom on the Street is that long term vision is good only so long as it can produce in the near term. The Street can be quite vicious in its treatment of stocks in the near term, which can actually derail the long term vision. Again, markets measure belief about future performance, and the damn thing about the Street is that its short-term vision can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. So again, at the risk of losing my credibility by appearing to favorable to Sun on a Sun-sponsored list, IMHO people need to look at what Sun's long term plans are. Again, that is just my guess based on what I read in public, and it's not based on anything that anyone working for Sun has told me. I could be totally off. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
