Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 3rd Dec 2002 01:59 UTC
Recently, a few independent departments (Solaris, java, Netscape and other middleware) at Sun Microsystems got integrated into one, the Platform/Software Group. We had a quick chat with Mr John Fowler, Sun Software's CTO about Solaris 10, Java, the competition and more.
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" Mr Fowler realizes that a lot of additional software might be needed to be downloaded and installed separately by admins, for example, multimedia software."
I think it was a Red hat 8 review, eugenia said multimedia belongs on the business desktop: marketing and sales, and design groups for example. It needs to be there out of the box, not a post-install headache.Anyone who thinks multimedia does not belong on the corporate desktop is not paying attention.Even if it's not strictly business use, say a developer who also wants a few games. Most people want one PC, not a fleet.Engineers are especially loyal to Sun, and often have to have a PC next to their Sparcs so they can have compatibility with PC users. Put it all in one box and kiss MS goodbye.
Also, Sun might say it's not interested in the home desktop, but good multimedia is key for penetration there as well, which will rebound back to business use.