I can't believe this guy is still in charge of one of the largest computer manufacturers around. But the latest is that Sun will do a reverse stock split in an attempt to make their stock seem more valuable. I've never been a huge fan of Sun (I did admit to like working on their hardware but THAT'S IT) and a lot of my hatred towards Sun is that their products just on average SUCKS. I hate Java and I hate most of the ideas being driven by Sun. EJBs/J2EE, imo, did more harm than good. I heavily dislike the whole N2 idea; their targets are wrong and I don't trust Sun to ever want to use a service like that from them. I hate the Sun OS. It's a pain in the ass to admin. And most of all, I hate Sun's marketing. It's just lame.
That said, Sun has been getting killed by OSS, Linux and cheaper chips. Rather than trying to do all these fancy, just improve what's there. Make Java slimmer, more agile. Simplify J2EE. Have a better package management system. Build trust with your customers. Stop throwing things against the wall and trying to make it stick.
Either way, I won't put a dime into Sun.
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