I believe that some of the people here is biased and not to the point. I spent a total of 21 years working for IT companies, and the last 10 working for the so-called "Sun ecosystem". Either as a Sun employee, partner, or competitor, I happened to work for that ecosystem, and I can count hundreds of people like me. The influence of Sun during the 90s was huge, as well as the relating competition (IBM, M$). There's no doubt that McNealy had a great charisma and the necessary vision to do his job, and even if now the things have changed (they always do), we shouldn't forget the "Sun ecosystem" relevance that allowed the industry to grow...
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Can I say VFP has been "abandonwared"?
I believe that some of the people here is biased and not to the point. I spent a total of 21 years working for IT companies, and the last 10 working for the so-called "Sun ecosystem". Either as a Sun employee, partner, or competitor, I happened to work for that ecosystem, and I can count hundreds of people like me. The influence of Sun during the 90s was huge, as well as the relating competition (IBM, M$). There's no doubt that McNealy had a great charisma and the necessary vision to do his job, and even if now the things have changed (they always do), we shouldn't forget the "Sun ecosystem" relevance that allowed the industry to grow...