On 06.04.2010 11:04, Matthias Pfützner wrote: > 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... ;-)
Funny that you should mention just Apple. I see that Solaris 10 has "genuine" Adobe Flash. This gives me the impression that Adobe has no problems developing software for Solaris. Now think about the boost in hardware-sales (for _REALLY_ high end workstations) that could've been generated by something like Creative Suite for OpenSolaris. Those of Apples customers that are not ... rabid iFanatics, are Apple-customers just to run Creative Suite on something "not windows". I personally know several who would've preferred running Creative Suite on hardware that didn't come bundled with iTunes... (I for one would've preferred it on my ThinkPad W500)... //Svein -- --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | [email protected] \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | [email protected] / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | [email protected] ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | [email protected] Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |[email protected] | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at [email protected] This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------
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