TO CAPTAIN KANGAROO

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Differences Explained by the Real World

he won't reply because he is in the tank for Microsoft and Ibm


On Nov 25 04:10 PM User 299351 wrote:

> Dennis, you say: "IBM and other legacy software suppliers are the
> leaders in open source".
> Well, this is quite new for me. IBM makes $20B+ (agree this is substantial!)
> in pure commercial software revenue, including Websphere, Rational,
> Lotus, DB2 and Tivoli (and many other hidden brands acquired an intergrated
> into the 5 SW brands) and of course the Mainframe SW. Where is Open
> Source here? Is any of these brands Open Source? that will certainly
> be great news to all of us. Can you please qualify what do you mean
> by "IBM is a leader in Open Source Software", beside the marketing
> hype ?

No Place for Political Mandates in Enterprise Software Market

Again Dennis takes the paid basher view of open source . Can you argue against free Mr Byron? If you had your way we would forever be hostage to Microsoft and Oracle for software . We would also not be able to write software applications to suit our purposes in a more efficient and less costly basis . As I see your Op eds are all negative when it comes to anything having to do with Sun MIcrosystems . In this article you attack Mr. Mcnealy by telling us that he is somehow being a traitor because his letter to President Obama is late . I am just glad nobody has asked you for advice on open source . Please ask the vendors of proprietary software about open choice and see if they are not lobbying the government on their own behave . The Obama campaign used MYsql , a free open source database software , to manage their web needs . Maybe that is why they have asked Mr. Mcnealy his views on open source . Would you prefer the goverment ask Bill Gates or Larry Ellison to write a paper on open source ? Would they not tout their proprietary software or would that be wrong since people are losing their jobs and homes . Please refrain from your biased rants against open source and its developers unless you divulge all of your stock holdings and finances from corporations . Neither advertising nor lobbying for your company are illegal, immoral or even treason as you imply . DISCLOSE YOUR SPONSORS !

Sun Bureaucracy Rejects MySQL Personalities

"Mickos should have been given free rein to change Sun's fortunes." You've got to be kidding . Mickos was bought out so you think he should come in and tell Sun Micro what to do ? Maybe he should have done the buying and not selling . Get a grip here Mr. West , would you allow someone who sold their company to you come in and tell you how to go forward with your company ? I doubt it . Mickos is more worried about his former baby than the future of Sun Micro . JAVA needs to take MYsql and use it to grow their customer base . They need to make money by charging for service contracts and by customizing hardware to maximize performance and reliability . Mickos should not bite the hand that has fed him his most ample feast . Seeing how JAVA has probably overpaid him for his free database business he should really be more willing to go along with what his acquirer has in plan for MYsql . Persona non grata comes to mind . Maybe he should have sold his company to Oracle which if they had would probably have killed MYsql altogether , that is true for Microsft as well . Mickos should take his money and go away quietly .

Cloud Computing: Win-Win Situation for Cloud Providers

JWMNA maybe you should buy some of those many books he has stored away which haven't sold for obvious reasons . BORING


On Feb 02 09:56 AM JWMNA wrote:

> Tom Evslin is a VERY highly-regarded entrepreneur in the tech industry,
> having founded a ITXC Corp. He was also responsible for Microsoft
> BackOffice and Microsoft Exchange while at MSFT.
>
> And, based on a conversation I recently had with him, he understands
> this space very well. So... my guess is that yes - he probably understands
> carbon dating much better than you ever will - along with the other
> concepts presented here.
>
> What do we not see on your resume that would make you more qualified
> to publish here?

Cloud Computing: Win-Win Situation for Cloud Providers

Is it me or do some of these authors look a bit crusty . These people look so old that they need carbon dating to figure out their birthday . Please Alpha there must be writers out there that don't look like they drool in their breakfast bowl every morning . To state that Dell and Sun Micro will be at a loss with cloud computing is retarded . Who does he think will be making the hardware ? Amazon , no it will be the hardware makers plus they will sell more expensive hardware with lots of added software to manage them .

BBC Falls for Sun's Open Source Software Spin

StevieD - RIGHT ON THE MARK you articulated my thoughts precisely . Who lets these people be so biased and wrong at the same time ? Show me one article this guy has ever written on JAVA OR SUN

Sun Micro: Data Center Efficiency for Everyone

Finally an unbiased story about Sun Microsystems . Hail to the one reporter with some perspective .

BBC Falls for Sun's Open Source Software Spin

Dennis Byron has drunk the "hate sun micro " kool aid . Sir can you post any favorable story on JAVA that you have ever written . Are you a paid basher ? That is what is left to believe when you see attack after attack without any reason and as for this article it is just not factual .

Sun Beats Estimates, But Outlook Dicey

Take a deep breath and relax you purveyors of doom and gloom . I see people posting the inevitable demise of SUN as if they were wishing it to be true . The fact is that SUN is profitable and always has been . I can only remember 1 quarter in the last 10 years where they were not cash flow positive . All this going bankrupt talk is just pure hooey . Sun is spinning off about 1.3 billion in free cash flow on a yearly basis . Companies do not go bankrupt with 4 billion in cash and with positive cash flow in the billions . The stock buyback will be huge because of the low stock price . At current price they will be able to buy back about 1/7th of the outstanding shares . Of course this will lower the PE and lessen the dilution . They are growing worldwide and like other companies relying on the US economy they are seeing their customers hold back on capital expenditure . So when the US economy bounces back, as we all know it will, they will be there ready to grow US sales again . Proprietary software will die and SUN's open source initiative will prove to be wise . Why would you want to be locked into a vendor or OS when you can have your choice and be indemnified against lawsuits . Dell has nothing but fast food computers . They offer nothing but cheap hardware without any innovation . What was the last time DELL had any innovative offering ? Time to buy JAVA !

Sun's Rally Fades As Q4 EPS Misses

Hey Eric have you ever had something nice to say about Sun Microsystems or are you a paid basher ? Sincerely

Sun's Forecast Sunnier Than Anticipated

This is the company everyone loves to hate . Maybe its envy of their ubiquitous software , Java Solaris and now MYsql , or maybe it is their past battle with Microsoft and all those verbal jabs by co-founder Scott Mcnealy . With their open source strategy all the proprietary software vendors must be wishing that Sun would go away . Oracle has to hate the fact that they bought MYsql and I suspect that some tension between the companies has occurred . Ask yourself what technology Dell has contributed to the Industry besides their fast food like production line . As a matter of fact all the big guns are using Solaris and all except Hewlet Packard has signed a licensing agreement even though they too are offering it . Java is in everything except the Iphone which all though is rising is still a small fraction of the overall cell phone business . Sun's CEO has a vision that the developer comunity loves because it allows them to adopt and adapt to any and all environments , write once run everywhere . The challenge as I see it is their marketing which has frankly been dismal . Now that Grantham has left for HPQ that should get better , watchout HPQ . At current stock price a take over or hostile buyout is indeed a possibility but hopefully Sun can thwart any attempts to do that . Any suitors would most likely be the same companies that Sun's initiatives are targeting . A takeover would sell off its parts , shut down open source and pocket the near 4 billion in cash . This would be disastrous for the industry at large as proprietary code would once again rule the day by fragmenting the developer comunity . I applaud their layoffs and continued right sizing which if done several years ago would have stopped the precipitous stock price slide that we have seen . Positive cash flow every quarter but one is a better measure of their viability than current stock price . Obviously I am a believer in their future future success and Schwartz's vision going forward .