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On the Record: Scott McNealy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-want-to-go-on-the-cart dept.

Sequoia writes "There's a worthwhile interview with Sun CEO Scott McNealy at sfgate. I've always had a hard time seeing how Sun has any long-term staying power. I'm still skeptical, but I was able read why Scott thinks he can be successful, 'execution.' He sounds like a hitman! Like any good hitman, Scott seems uncomfortable with his feelings, or at least he doesn't want to talk about them. 'First of all, I don't get paid to feel.' Sure you do, dude. The best decisions come from the integration of feeling and thought. If feelings don't matter, you can by replaced by a computer. He does a beautiful job putting Dell in his place. 'Michael Dell is the greatest spare parts distributor out there. He'll get you a piston ring or a carburetor or a crank shaft at a really low cost.' But, uhhh, isn't that execution? Scott's international perspective is a breath of fresh air. 'Yes. So global companies grow globally. Shouldn't India be a little upset that we have most of their software programmers here?' Heh."

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  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah

  2. klk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!
    wheeee.....

  3. SP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    2nd post! w00t! all your base baby

  4. Wesley Clark '04 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This guy is a West Point grad and a Rhodes Scholar in economics, politics and philosophy. He is also a Vietnam Vet, 4-star general and former NATO commander. He is also not a Repuglican, war-mongering nut.

    It would be stupid not to get him in.

    http://www.draftclark2004.com/biography.asp

    1. Re:Wesley Clark '04 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      He's also a war criminal for killing over 10,000 civilians in Kosovo and Serbia.

      Guy's a FUCKING SCUM! I, as a registered democrat, will not vote for that scumbag!

  5. Re:sun by michaeltoe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sun sucks because their stupid java utilities keep crashing my computer. They call it bytecode but I can think of some better names for it!

  6. YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAIL! LiNuX roX0rs Hizz0W

  7. this is why... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i don't read slashdot

  8. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU PEOPLE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's only about 2 years and one weeks since the September 11 terrorist attacks and you are posting stories about....

    shit.. I can't tell what this one is about.

  9. Atypical Slashdot Reader by headqtrs · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I actually read the interview....