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Sun Plans Solaris Subscription Model

Posted by Hemos on from the change-their-models dept.

heliocentric writes "As reported in this CNet article. In an effort to make its version of Unix compare more favorably to Red Hat's Linux, Sun Microsystems plans in coming weeks to begin selling its Solaris operating system through a subscription model." On the down side, there was coverage of the announced layoffs, as well as the MSFT case being won. The article makes a good point, that Sun has reinvented itself before, and that no one should write Sun off.

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  1. Forget software, Sun by kindbud · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Do like IBM does. Every X330-class machine we buy comes with 3 years onsite service. There are no extra support contracts to sign, no extra expenses to track, everything we want in a hardware purchase comes with the machine, one line item on the invoice for everything.

    Screw the software. Solaris is little more than Oracle-OS anymore. Make the hardware easier to buy and to support.

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    Edith Keeler Must Die