I have feeling that for Sun Java is more important than Solaris.
IMHO they are targeting quickly growing embedded market to sell
more of their hardware. This market is good place for Java and
Linux, not Solaris.
A lot of embedded and "real-time" software developers are looking
into Linux+Java combinations to develop Intel-based systems. With
Intel you have only choice between Windows and Linux (sorry, forgot
OS/2). However with Windows you have very little control what is
going on in the system and hardware-closed programmer hate it.
I think IBM prefers to run Linux, not Windows on their Intel and
non-Intel hardware. Intel is another interesting player in Linux+Java
combination. They developed JMF1.0 and look at Java favorably. They
run Linux on Merced and they have $250M fund for software development
for Merced. Currently they don't have too many applicants.
Jacob Nikom
Mike Christiansen wrote:
>
> Riyad Kalla wrote:
>
> > These are good points.. and I think the reason Sun doesn't support Linux so readily
> > is simply because it would be shooting its self right in the Solaris-Foot. If it
> > provides a high performance, solaris quality Java implementation... they may loose
> > a bit of business. I don't know details of course about this, but that seemed the
> > most readily availble answer.
> >
>
> I don't think that Linux competes with Solaris in the server market. (at least not in
> the short-term). I think that Linux will hurt NT far-far more. If anything, a Linux
> application server that outgrows its platform is likely to migrate to the "big iron"
> unixes, and with the Java connection, Solaris would be a natural progression.
>
> >
> > Anyone else have input on this?
> >
>
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