> Bill Moffitt wrote: > > > > >So, there's only one question left: what's going to > make those five people sitting around in somebody's > garage look around and, instead of coming to the > conclusion that they need a Windows server, come to > the obvious and irrefutable conclusion that they need > a Solaris server? > > > > >From my experience working in start-ups, the > founders will either hire > in an IT manager (if they know what they are doing) > or go to Dell and > buy a windows box that they think they can administer > them selves. > > They will insist that what ever runs on the back end > plays well with > their windows laptops, which tends to mean plays with > outlook. They are > focused on their business, that last thing they want > to do is learn a > new set of desktop applications. > > So the key to getting a Solaris server is either a > very persuasive IT > manager, or getting Solaris accepted as a laptop OS. > Admittedly my > xperiences date back to the late 90s when Solaris > wasn't strong on > laptops, but the senior managers I work with today > still believe that > windows is the only option for their laptops, which > drives the whole IT > thinking in the company. >
It's a hardware problem. Your IT department didn't by Ultrasparc laptops. ---Bob This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
