> On 6/15/10 23:49 , Jan Goyvaerts wrote:> They surely did something good ! :-) > Our profession often requires > > a certain emotional involvement. For some being more than for > > others. And sometimes that's difficult to understand to outsiders > > (personal opinion again).
They surely did a lot of good and I'll miss them but it should also serve as a lesson to anyone who thinks that all you need to succeed is technical excellence in your domain, Sun had many technically excellent people and it wasn't bugs or lack of features that doomed the company, it was the lack of a cohesive commercial plan most sharply manifested when actually trying to buy stuff from Sun. I just gave up trying to buy stuff from Sun as their sales staff never knew what they had to sell and/or how much it was going to cost. Oracle sales people on the other hand, can rattle off 10 different ways in which you can move cash from your grubby little fist to their shiny vault. I guess I could summarise Sun's business plan as ??? ??? Profit Here's hoping that the creativity and enthusiasm of Sun employees will be recognised by Oracle as the valuable asset it is. -phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
