“Sun dealt a double-blow to its users last week by ending the Solaris download program for Intel-based computers and saying it won’t support Intel with its upcoming Solaris 9 operating system. The moves have angered some Solaris fans, who offered to start paying for the software if Sun would keep its support for Intel alive. Sun has since agreed to meet with users in the coming weeks to discuss ways that the Solaris-on-Intel program could be reinstated, said Graham Lovell, director of product marketing for Solaris. […] Sun has also battled with Intel over support for Solaris on Intel’s 64-bit Itanium architecture. Sun started work on a version of Solaris for Itanium, but the project was later cancelled. Both companies have pointed fingers at each other for ending the work.” Read the rest of the story at InfoWorld.
Sun to Meet With Angered Solaris-Intel Users
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Wow… Sun actually is going to meet with its users and discuss their differences. Sounds good.
There is no doubt in my mind that Be never thought about such a solution. They just decided for us and after their focus shift not only they did not discuss further, but they cut all communications with their developers & partners (let alone the users). I think that says something. ;D
Quote from the infoworld article:
“It is very rare that a customer comes to you and says, ‘Please charge me more.'”
In its glory days, Be Inc. had annual revenue of $2 million and loses $20 million per year. They have to charge 10x more to just break even.
The article mentions that there is a very good letter here:
http://www.save-solaris-x86.org/
There is a link at the bottom of the letter allowing you to sign it in solidarity with other Solaris-Intel users. Please sign it. Especially if you are a Solaris-Intel user. I believe Solaris 9 will Be a great OS on Intel.
It is very unlike Sun to abruptly postpone or kill a product without warning at least one release ahead. We should hold them to that.
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Big Sun Microsystems has OEMs including itself and plenty of money.
Be Inc had no OEMs and no money left and a 100 lbs gorilla directly in its path.
I *still* have hopes for a Palm come back. I don’t give up easily
ciao
yc
Quite a change of pace for Sun, since talking to their customers usually comes down to ‘sign this NDA, never tell anyone about the bug you just reported’.
With Be as a desktop OS & Solaris as my server, things are looking bleak. I might as well give it all up & become a chippy.
>>With Be as a desktop OS & Solaris as my server, things are looking bleak. I might as well give it all up & become a chippy.
That makes two of us
ciao
yc
F*CK INTEL!
What about AMD?
IWindoze, LOL !!! Are you trying to be funny or are you just stupid??
Gotta be stupid…
Or maybe he failed ComputerHistory 101