Sun Introduces Subscription Solaris

cyberlync writes "Sun is planning to implement a pricing policy similar to Microsoft's recent subscription pricing plan. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's executive vice president of software, said that they are calling this project Orion. It looks like another attempt to grab more cash in this nasty economy to me. Schwartz said that they are going to try a similar senario with linux soon as well. On a side note, it mentions some interesting things about a new desktop distro of linux."

Comments

Is someone having a laugh?

[brejc8]

Sun implementing Microsoft ideas?
Orion -> Onion?

like, totally

[nehril]

It looks like another attempt to grab more cash in this nasty economy to me.

I hate it when companies try to make money. Employees, electricity and phone service should all be GPL. they could maybe get office furniture off of kazaa.

damn economy.

Re:like, totally

[Repugnant_Shit]

Oh great, like we need a Furniture Industry Association of America.

Project Orion

[Kris Magnusson]

The only problem I see with Sun's Project Orion is that the heat and blast from the nuclear pulse propulsion drive will make it hard to administer the system effectively.