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Merrill Lynch Rips Sun

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the harsh-advice dept.

cosjef writes "In an open letter to Sun, an analyst for Merrill Lynch tells Sun to change or risk adding itself to the junkyard of formerly-great technology companies like DEC or Data General. The letter even recommends taking the helm away from McNealy, whose 'brash and contrarian personality have been synonymous with the company's image and success. Unfortunately, the act is getting old.' Sun's mistakes are well documented, but the biggest one is believing that what made them successful in the past would make them successful in the future."

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  1. A better strategy for profits... by jkrise · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would be to ape SCO in the hardware business. Claim that all hardware innovation after 1980 belongs to Sun. Doesn't matter if it's silly, as long as they can take Intel to court and threaten AMD :^).

    If all else fails, they could get Windows to run on their servers, can't they?

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  2. In related news by Compact+Dick · · Score: 4, Funny

    Steven Milunovich, an analyst for Merrill Lynch, was dismissed from his post today. The official line from ML is that the "values and opinions of the report are not in line" with the company's.

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  3. Re:Sun did themselves in by Bull999999 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think that the reason why Sun's sinking is that they spent too much on R&D and not enough on marketing. I believe that the reason why Dell is still profitable is that they kept their R&D to minimum, thus reducing their expenses.

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  4. Re:Analyst's Perception is usually distored by phfpht · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've worked for Sun in the late 70s and again in the mid-80s as a contractor


    Good trick, that, to work for a company in the 70's that was founded in 1982. (with only 4 employees too) Sun Getting Started

    Wheeeee.........Ah, I see that was an AC.

  5. Re:Analyst's Perception is usually distored by MisterFancypants · · Score: 3, Funny
    Even though Sun may have lost their chief scientist, Bruce Perens, recently, they are still a force to reckoned with

    Bruce Perens, eh? I heard he was dead at 54? Truly an American Icon.

  6. Re:Analyst's Perception is usually distored by Temkin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've worked for Sun in the late 70s and again in the mid-80s as a contractor.



    Interesting... Since they didn't exist until 1983.



    Even though Sun may have lost their chief scientist, Bruce Perens



    You mean Bill Joy?
  7. 'Sun is Dying' is the new 'Apple is Dying' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I think the comment subject says it all.

  8. Steve? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    From the article:
    " "We have an open invite for Steve to come to talk with us" about the company's focus, Hakkert added."

    My remark: bring in the other Steves!

  9. Re:Sun will be fine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine a beowulf cluster of those.