anyone remember Lotus Developments and WordPerfect Corporation ... they
had billions in the bank too


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Subject: Re: commentary by Linus Torvalds


Jon Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>
<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:thl2361245693d&hl=en&selm=linux.ker
nel.
> Pine.LNX.4.33.0111301643170.1224-100000%40penguin.transmeta.com>
> 
> I wonder why he says Sun is doomed.

I always wonder how people can say any of these companies are doomed.
They have
billions in the bank.

It would take years and years and years of stupidity to drain this money
down to
0.

SUN, Microsoft, Oracle.  They are not going anywhere.  They will just
change
their strategy.

... then again you should never underestimate the power of stupidity :)

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