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McNealy thinks he is Manny Ramirez, has another think coming

McNealy thinks he is Manny Ramirez, has another think comingIndeedOf course it is not entirely clear if McNealy is to blame, or if the owners an investment fund rejected the offer.Even so, Suns problems have been accelerated a lot by this. It may not be fair, but it's reality.Who will...

Tags: Manny Ramirez, McPuke, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-05

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Oracle-Sun: an enterprise catastrophe

Oracle-Sun: an enterprise catastropheonly M$ sees it as a catastropheHaving a serious and rich contender for Linux, Office, sql & .net gives Balmer cold sweats.Everyone else is happy, may be except IBM.Your right DennisOracle is REALLY GOOD at making a profit. Ellison is a forward thinker, he was the first...

Tags: Linux, Databases, Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., GREAT NEWS, Microsoft Corp., analysis, database, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?Scott McNealy is worm ridden filthHe only cares about two things.HimselfHis holy war against MicrosoftHe is a certifiable nutjob who should have been put into an institution long ago. Hey Scott, you lost, Bill Gates won. Take that to your grave scum...

Tags: Servers, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Arg, Scott McNealy

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

MySQL founder leaves Sun

MySQL founder leaves SunResourcesAny chance that the reason Mr. Widenius wanted to open up the project more was the need for more resources than Sun could supply?Any chance that the reason Sun was reluctant was the knowledge that companies with more resources might create a more saleable product from Sun's...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Open source and circling the drain

Open source and circling the drainIf they make little from software......the answer is to put the software into stronger hands. There is no option of trying to become a closed-source company.Acorns fall when leaving the tree.Sun's best assets are the talented people the company is laying off and the IP...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Sun plugs holes in StarOffice

Sun plugs holes in StarOfficeSo for anyone wondering why Sun is going under...Spending money on useless dopey shit like StarOffice is a perfect example of why. Scott McPuke's jihad on Microsoft lead to hundreds of millions or more likely billions of wasted resources. If incompetant management was a crime, McPuke...

Tags: StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McPuke

Discussion threads 2008-11-16

Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs

Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsIf I were a Sun employee I'd be looking for another job.There seems to be a never ending stream of layoffs at Sun. Very demoralizing.RE: Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsi think it's hard to compete for Sun in the new IT market place. The...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Linux, Operational accounting, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Now Let, Careful Murph, Sun Microsystems Inc., job

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Sun's continuing open source problem

Sun's continuing open source problemSun executives are fucking morons...and a scarey bunch in general. I once heard some brain dead Sun twit emotionally speak about Scott McNealy as their spiritual leader. It seems like every couple of months some "new" strategy will save them from their ultimate demise. Hey guys,...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, open source

Discussion threads 2008-05-07