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Sun Microsystems, SuSE Link Up To Sell Linux
ChilyWily writes "Reuters is reporting that Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to resell and support closely held German software firm SuSE's version of the Linux operating system, the leading variant in Europe, the companies said on Friday.
This agreement follows a similar one in May between Sun and Red Hat Inc. While I'm happy to see Sun's finally beginning to warm up to Linux (aka if you can't beat 'em, join 'em strategy) I wonder if this is too late for Sun?"
I wouldn't say they have exactly warmed up to Linux. They continue their schizophrenic act, and can't decide whether it's good for them or bad.
THe half-assed strategy doesn't say a lot for their executive management.
And, while doing this, they have been none too subtle in their spreading of FUD around the SCO thing. They keep making statements about Sun/Solaris being the safe bet, being glad that SCO can't revoke their license, and various other statements meant to create doubt in customers use AIX or Linux.
And, that's fine.. if they want to play the FUD game, and expect their customers to still trust them, then good luck. But, don't play both sides of the game, spread Linux FUD, and sell your own hardware to benefit from Linux?!?
I wonder if this is too late for Sun?
We can only hope. Seriously, after they initially jumped on the SCO FUD in order to push Solaris, I couldn't care less what happens to them.
Do you have ESP?
The question isn't whether there will be a market for Sun gear. The question is whether Sun is still in existence to fill it, and if it is sufficient to support a company as bloated as Sun has become.
The company is not doing real well and hasn't for a while.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.
Apparently interesting has now come to mean troll.