http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/02/06/intel-is-embracing-solaris-comedy/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:12:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/02/06/intel-is-embracing-solaris-comedy/#comment-25118 People Over Process » Blog Archive » SAS07 - Trip Report, Suite Dreams, More than Java, Fine Glass Cups, and The Battle Against Punk IT Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:23:22 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/02/06/intel-is-embracing-solaris-comedy/#comment-25118 [...] Clearly, Sun’s recognized that that they can’t continue selling high-high end servers only, as, for example, the recent partnership with Intel and the continuing one with AMD shows. To me, the story for Sun hardware is: “sure, Dell is cheap, but we don’t fail.” To that end, I often wonder if it’s worth the time to turn up the “nasty dial” a bit about Dell and other “low-end” options for servers. [...] [...] Clearly, Sun’s recognized that that they can’t continue selling high-high end servers only, as, for example, the recent partnership with Intel and the continuing one with AMD shows. To me, the story for Sun hardware is: “sure, Dell is cheap, but we don’t fail.” To that end, I often wonder if it’s worth the time to turn up the “nasty dial” a bit about Dell and other “low-end” options for servers. [...]

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