--- On Tue, 8/10/10, Edward Ned Harvey <sh...@nedharvey.com> wrote:
> #2 Oracle sells servers, not laptops. They'll
> include a GUI, but it has
> always been, and will continue to be, a pretty basic
> gnome. Nothing flashy
> like aero or compiz or aqua. They are designing it to
> be servers. If you
> want a flashy laptop, use OSX, Windows, or Ubuntu.
Ed,
True, Oracle does sell servers moreso than having a major laptop/desktop
hardware selling business model or strategy. Well in Oracle being a technology
and Database-oriented company, I don't think selling extensive
laptops/desktops hardware is a major concern from a 'user' perspective. Oracle
sells Sun's legacy desktop clients and peripherals.
You are mistaken about Compiz as it was integrated a few years ago and most of
use keep it under review along with Compiz Fusion (Beryl/Compiz hybrid). Nvidia
OpenGL 4.1 drivers are now available so OpenGL 3D graphics are very up-to-date
as well on Solaris/OpenSolaris.
As for a desktop market, companies like Dell and Lenovo conduct their own
research and surveys on this subject. There IS a market for Unix-based desktops
in academia and government. This is usually to cut back on spending money on
costly GUI licenses. Also, since Mac OS X is a Unix-based OS then the term
'UNIX desktop market is dead' is kind of a misnomer. Is it not? Just because
laptops/desktops come pre-installed with the proprietary 'big name' commercial
OSes (boosting sales and usage numbers) does not mean the Unix-based desktop
market has gone the way of the dinosaurs...
~ Ken Mays
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