Sun To Sell Linux PCs

Rubbersoul writes "Reuters.com is reporting that in "a bid to undermine arch-rival Microsoft Corp" Sun is going to jump into selling low cost Linux PCs. The article is a bit low on technical details, but is interesting none the less. Also if you take this new news with a story from yesterday about Sun pushing StarOffice for schools around the world, you really start to get an idea that sun wants to beat MS like a red headed step child ..." An editorial in the WorldTechTribute argues that Sun's education-market giveaway is exactly the sort of behavior that Microsoft has been attacked for in the past.

Comments

StarOffice Monopoly

[SanLouBlues]

And when Sun has their Office Suite monopoly, they'll use their propriety (fully documented) xml file format to force people to use either Windows, Linux, or Solaris forever. HAHAHAHAHA!!!! It's just too dastardly!

A word from the Red-Headed League

[melquiades]

...you really start to get an idea that sun wants to beat MS like a red headed step child...

I beg your pardon!! As a redhead, I strongly object to this insensitive, derogatory, almost bigoted verbal abuse of people with red hair, who frequently bear the brunt of tasteless remarks such as this one. I will not tolerate being compared to Microsoft!