Bill Moffitt wrote: [some context would have helped!]
>Ian- > >Actually, this is precisely what I think we need to avoid. You should run the >OS that runs best on laptops on laptops, the OS that runs best on desktops on >desktops, the OS that runs best on phones on phones, and the OS that runs best >on servers on servers, and have the whole thing work together effectively. > >Whether it is technically best (or even good) or not, Windows is the de facto >OS for laptops - it works, people like it (in some cases a lot) and vote with >their wallets, and that makes it best. I have run Solaris on a laptop, and it >was, frankly, OK. No better. Lots of reasons, but that's the bottom line - >Solaris didn't make my Sony laptop better. > >So, instead of just replacing Windows everywhere with Solaris "and then >everybody will be happy," I want to just focus on replacing Windows SERVERS >with Solaris. > > > I think that's what I was saying, whatever runs on the server has to play well with managers windows laptops. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
