From: Aaron Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] PDF issues on x86
has anyone heard if
Adobe plans to port reader to x86? The initial response I got was from a
Sun employee and not very nice and told me Sun has nothing to do with it
I believe all it takes is for Sun to offer Adobe some resources, ie
money and/or engineering help.
Same thing with Mathworks and Matlab.
I think the fact that this is not happening reflects Suns current
business model which is starving the desktop component of their
business. We see it in the pace of development on Sunray, where we are
continually told on this list that the group has to choose between a
variety of needed improvements because of resource limitations. At the
same time Sun has not put out a competitive Sparc workstation in 5 years.
I fear Sun is only interested in low hanging fruit in the desktop
segment. This is not a moral indictment. It just reflects what they
think their optimal business strategy is. I happen to think they are
wrong. At least in our academic setting, our enthusiasm for Sun server
products is related to the viability of their desktop offerings.
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