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NYT Ponders the Future of Solaris In a Linux/Windows World

Posted by timothy on from the year-of-the-solaris-desktop dept.

JerkBoB links to a story at the New York Times about the future prospects of Sun's Solaris, excerpting: "Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?"

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  1. Or else... by mangu · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... if they actually need to be rebooted one day and the new admins notice its not linux

    ...or if a new application is required and the admins can't find the apt repository...

    1. Re:Or else... by NuclearError · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...wildly popular Linux distro...

      Good one!

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    2. Re:Or else... by Joebert · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have to ask, are you an email spammer ?

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  2. Re:Of course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The money follows the buzz even if it does not make sense.

    I'm intrigued by your philosophy on economics. I'll stuff a bee's nest up my butt and see if people start throwing coins into my guitar case.

  3. Re:Of course by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 3, Funny

    The money follows the buzz even if it does not make sense.

    I'm intrigued by your philosophy on economics. I'll stuff a bee's nest up my butt and see if people start throwing coins into my guitar case.

    If he is right, don't expect anyone to be throwing money into your guitar case - instead they will be stuff quarters up your ass to follow the buzz.

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  4. Re:Of course by Samah · · Score: 2, Funny

    The money does indeed follow buzzwords, like "Neural Network" for example...
    http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Classic-WTF-No-Quack.aspx

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