What the heck with SUN?

[ByteMe]

Is it me or is SUN positioning itself to be a MAJOR player in future computer OS stuff (much more than currently) ?

 

[Bouncing Zabaglione Bros.]

I think they've finally realised that their previous workstation/Solaris market is being eaten away by increasingly powerful PC's and Linux, or even Windows where windows apps have replaced *NIX apps. Their supercomputer market is probably stable (though much, much smaller).

There are interesting rumours about Sun going to the 64 bit AMD platform, which would enable Sun to make powerful SPARC replacement products that cost much less, and thus able to compete in the high end PC workstation market.

 

[ByteMe]

I read about them making deals with china and walmart (linux stuff). I think they are positioning to be a major OS player in a few years.

 

[crackle]

and uk.gov
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34440.html

and the nhs
http://www.chipzilla.com/?article=13073

 

[Althornin]

There are interesting rumours about Sun going to the 64 bit AMD platform, which would enable Sun to make powerful SPARC replacement products that cost much less, and thus able to compete in the high end PC workstation market.

not rumors, facts.
I am a SUN Systems Engineer at my new job - just getting certs and training, but i do hear alot of very reliable information.
Of course, that info is out there in the real world, just lok for it. I think even [H] has a mention of it today (link to an article on the subject).