Bill Moffitt wrote: > >So, there's only one question left: what's going to make those five people >sitting around in somebody's garage look around and, instead of coming to the >conclusion that they need a Windows server, come to the obvious and >irrefutable conclusion that they need a Solaris server? >
>From my experience working in start-ups, the founders will either hire in an IT manager (if they know what they are doing) or go to Dell and buy a windows box that they think they can administer them selves. They will insist that what ever runs on the back end plays well with their windows laptops, which tends to mean plays with outlook. They are focused on their business, that last thing they want to do is learn a new set of desktop applications. So the key to getting a Solaris server is either a very persuasive IT manager, or getting Solaris accepted as a laptop OS. Admittedly my experiences date back to the late 90s when Solaris wasn't strong on laptops, but the senior managers I work with today still believe that windows is the only option for their laptops, which drives the whole IT thinking in the company. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
