You (James Mansion) wrote:
> ?????? ?????? (Martin Bochnig) wrote:
>> No, you are missing the point.
>> The idea was to provide a free and open AllInOne A to Z software
>> platform stack, that would be able to compete with LinUX and to win
>> the OS battle.
>>
> Then that was a mind-numbingly stupid strategy - because:
> a) it would take so long that Sun would be out of business first (oh, look
> ...)
> b) I'm not sure that's what customers really want
> c) having the best free stack is pointless without revenue
>> This would have increased hardware sales and sales of
>> service/maintenance/support contracts.
>>
> So - we've given up trying to be like Microsoft, let's try and be like Red
> Hat?
What about Apple? Apple is also a small "Unix"-Vendor, has NO OpenSource
Version, and keeps MacOS alive and kicking to generate immense revenue from
its IP... ;-)
I guess, that's not an option for OpenSolaris, as OSOL is Open Source but it
might well be an option for Solaris, just like the Mainframe OS etc...
These "IP-Advantages" will be coming in the form of "appliances" (like the
Exadata...)
BUT TO STATE THAT CLEAR HERE: I DON'T HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO ORACLE'S PLAN
W.R.T. SOLARIS/OPENSOLARIS!
Matthias
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