Sun Plans Solaris Subscription Model

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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Write Them Off

[Virtucon]

Sun as it once was will be no more. Essentially throwing in the towel with MSFT has gotten rid of the only thing Scott McNealy can blame for their failures. In a truer sense, Sun needs to open source Java and J2EE, their only techology play that they still have a good stake in. They've sold their high end server business, they're now trying to be an "also ran" in Linux and unlike HP they don't have a PC market. So, IP is about all they have left. Sure Sun has made great contributions, but anybody remember Digital Equipment Corp anymore? It wasn't so long ago DEC was #2 in the computer industry, now they're just a memory. Sun unfortunately will most likely be the same.