AIPAC? The most powerful organization in the world? Sorry, never heard of them.
New Zealand, yes, soon the whole world will be New Zealand. Seriously, I agree with the below, but want to add: ROI = Potential revenue - Cost(Development, Maintenance, Marketing) Potential revenue =f(User-base) To convince some company to incur Cost, by developing for that platform (Think hardware drivers), they need to see a Potential revenue first to offset that Cost. They need to consider long-term support/maintenance issues, etc. Now if someone could just teach Mighty Sun to Market, it would take away a major cost factor from the many Systems Integrators, Hardware manufacturers, etc and thus improve there potential long-term ROI. User-base = f(Uptake(Marketing, User-experience)) I see much work being done on fixing the User Experience. We come back to Marketing as the missing puzzle piece. So I have a theory that Sun needs to put Full-page adds in Gaming magazines (Any magazines would actually be a good start). Computer gamers read gaming magazines. Computer gamers have never heard of Sun Microsystems. Today's Computer Gamers represent a large portion of tomorrow's IT business decision makers (Often the only guy at his/her first job that knows how to install Windows) OK, and please make the Sun Logo on java.com BIGGER!!! On 4/7/09, Edward Ned Harvey <sola...@nedharvey.com> wrote: > > It's really simple. Linux is more popular because it's more popular. The > same reason why windows is more popular than linux. Most people don't care > about the OS. They make OS decisions based on application availability, and > although a lot of applications exist for Linux & Solaris & Windows > harmoniously, people choose the OS that supports whichever of the following > they may care about: > MS Office > Cadence > Synopsys > Mentor Graphics > Etc > > Not to mention ... > Video game du jour > Some piece of hardware > Etc > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: opensolaris-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:opensolaris- > > discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Bisu July > > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:17 AM > > To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > > Subject: [osol-discuss] Analysis: Why Linux prospers, Solaris dies? > > > > Have you met some kind of resistance in a company, when you suggested > > Solaris instead of Linux? Why this resistance? > > > > Frankly, Linux is not on par with Solaris, and also Solaris is cheaper > > than Linux, and still Linux prospers. The same with FreeBSD, which is > > more stable and also free. Still it is only Linux that prospers and get > > all the attention in the media. Why has everyone jumped on the Linux > > band wagon? What makes Linux so special, while other free and open > > Unices doesnt get much attention in media? > > > > After much research and thinking I believe I have an answer. I claim > > that Linux propers because of POLITICS. To prove my claim I have to > > present my proofs in a rigorous fashion, just as in academics. > > Everything will be clear at the end. But I will have to begin from the > > beginning. Read on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you heard about the mightiest lobby organisation in the world? It > > is the israeli lobby group called AIPAC. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aipac > > They used to act in secrecy, but as internet grows the knowledge about > > AIPAC spreads. "Esse non vidare" - to act but not be noticed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Former Ex President Jimmy Carter on AIPAC: > > http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-29/carter-on- > > iran/2/ > > > > "AIPAC is the dominant voice among the Israeli organizations in this > > country. And if you look at the purpose of AIPAC, it’s not to promote > > peace, it’s not to bring peace to Israel, it’s to promote and defend > > the policies of the incumbent government in Israel. And so they defend > > Israel. It’s politically impossible, as you know, for any member of > > Congress to make a public statement condemning or criticizing the > > policies of Israel. It would be political suicidal for them to do so. A > > lot of the members of Congress agree with me, some very high up in the > > Congress. But if they came out publicly and said it, their seats would > > be in danger." > > > > > > > > > > > > Professor from Harvard and Chicago universities on AIPAC in this > > research article: > > http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html > > "Since the October War in 1973, Washington has provided Israel with a > > level of support dwarfing that given to any other state. It has been > > the largest annual recipient of direct economic and military assistance > > since 1976, and is the largest recipient in total since World War Two, > > to the tune of well over $140 billion (in 2004 dollars). > > ... > > This largesse is especially striking since Israel is now a wealthy > > industrial state with a per capita income roughly equal to that of > > South Korea or Spain. > > ... > > Washington also provides Israel with consistent diplomatic support. > > Since 1982, the US has vetoed 32 Security Council resolutions critical > > of Israel, more than the total number of vetoes cast by all the other > > Security Council members. It blocks the efforts of Arab states to put > > Israel’s nuclear arsenal on the IAEA’s agenda." > > > > > > > > > > > > Glasgow University Media Group on AIPAC: > > http://www.gla.ac.uk/centres/mediagroup/badnews.htm > > > > “AIPAC’s power has become the stuff of Washington legend. Fortune > > magazine consistently puts it in the top five special interest groups. > > No other foreign policy based lobby group gets into the top twenty- > > five. > > ... > > For many years, pro-Israel organisations have organised letter-writing > > campaigns to protest against articles and programmes they dislike. With > > the development of email, this activity has grown enormously. Websites > > target individual journalists and provide ready-written letters of > > complaint for subscribers to send out.” > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul Craig Roberts, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan > > administration, on AIPAC: > > http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts01142009.html > > > > "Israeli politicians have been bragging for decades about the control > > they exercise over the US government. In his final press conference, > > President Bush, deluded to the very end, said that the whole world > > respects America. In fact, when the world looks at America, what it > > sees is an Israeli colony." > > > > > > > > > > > > Former CEO resigns after been caught. Why would he resign if it were > > not true? > > http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/07/04/050704fa_fact > > > > "in 1992. David Steiner, AIPAC’s president, was caught on tape boasting > > that he had “cut a deal” with the Administration of George H. W. Bush > > to provide more aid to Israel. Steiner also said that he was > > “negotiating” with the incoming Clinton Administration over the > > appointment of a pro-Israel Secretary of State. “We have a dozen people > > in his”—Clinton’s—“headquarters . . . and they are all going to get big > > jobs,” Steiner said. Soon after the tape’s existence was disclosed, > > Steiner resigned his post. I asked Rosen if aipac suffered a loss of > > influence after the Steiner affair. A half smile appeared on his face, > > and he pushed a napkin across the table. “You see this napkin?” he > > said. “In twenty-four hours, we could have the signatures of seventy > > senators on this napkin.” > > > > > > > > > > > > The Jerusalem Post: > > http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467657033&pagename=JPost > > %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull > > > > "You see a Congress that is supportive of Israel, so I don't think > > you're going to see much of a difference." > > > > > > > > > > > > Every top politician is AIPAC, or else they get no funding. Some AIPAC > > supporters: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, George Bush, > > Bush Senior, Dick Cheney, Madeleine Albreight, Ronald Reagan, etc etc. > > Barak Obama hastens to declare his support for Israel, again: > > http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/obama.victory/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > What happens if you critize Israel as a top politician? Then you have > > to resign. Charles Freeman in National Intelligence Council says in > > Wall Street Journal: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672847973688515.html?mod=googlenews_ > > wsj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, I think I have proved now that AIPAC has tremendous power. The > > evidence is numerous. Just google a bit on AIPAC and read yourself. > > ------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > How come AIPAC is this powerful? Well, they have very mighty and > > wealthy supporters. They are extremely influential. The Jerusalem Post > > writes: > > http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257286817&pagename=JPost > > %2FJPArticle%2FShowFull > > > > "It's a list of "the world's most powerful people," 100 of the bankers > > and media moguls, publishers and image makers who shape the lives of > > billions. It's an exclusive, insular club, one whose influence > > stretches around the globe but is concentrated strategically in the > > highest corridors of power. > > > > More than half its members, at least by one count, are Jewish." > > > > > > > > > > > > Marlon Brando said: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_brando#Comments_on_Jews_and_Hollywo > > od > > > > "on Larry King Live in April 1996, saying "Hollywood is run by Jews; it > > is owned by Jews" > > > > > > > > > > > > "How jewish is Hollywood", in Los Angeles Times: > > http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/la-oe-stein19- > > 2008dec19,1,7113597.column > > > > The comments are interesting: > > "As someone who has had dealings with Several of the Studios in > > Hollywood and not being Jewish I can tell you not being Jewish feels > > like a disadvantage. Now I do not know this for a fact since I have not > > felt what it is like to be Jewish and try to talk to the studio's. > > However it seems like a few of my Jewish friends ideas get taken > > considerably further then those of my non-Jewish friends. > > ... > > I personally know of two producers, trying to either get their projects > > approved/distributed or work a deal with a major studio, and both were > > told (by people mentioned in this article) that there is no way it was > > going to happen because they were not Jews... NO JOKE!!!" > > > > Why does Hollywood always focus on the Holocaust? Why that many movies > > about the Holocaust? Why not other exterminations? As soon as Israel > > wages war, there are movies about the Holocaust in media. Always. Why > > are there a Holocaust centre in every state in the USA? > > > > > > > > > > > > A MUST READ: > > A MUST READ: > > A MUST READ: > > Article about the ownerships in big Media companies in Hollywood. > > http://www.natall.com/who-rules-america/index.html > > Talks about AOL, Time Warner, CNN, Walt Disney, Viacom, NBC Universal, > > Fox Television, Dreamworks, "New York Times", "Wall Street Journal", > > "Washington Post", etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > All Western media are Pro Israel: > > http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Israel/Media_Cover_Israel.html > > > > > > > > > > > > The Israelis has as much power in Finance, or even more, than in Media. > > (Lehman, Soros, Rotschild, etc) > > > > > > > > > > > > CONCLUSION > > ---------------------- > > As the Israeli has much power in finance, it affects SUN. What happens > > if an Israeli company begins to develop a new Operating System and sell > > it? As we have seen, the Israeli prefers to help each other (which is > > natural and nothing wrong). All Media companies prefer Google. And > > Finance companies prefer... RedHat. Recently SuSE was bought, so now I > > expect SuSE to receive lots of orders too. I think it is hard to build > > a company around FreeBSD or Solaris and sell it. But Linux is ok to > > build an Israeli company around. RedHat doesnt have to fight for > > orders, all finance companies switch from Unix to Linux. RedHat gets > > all the orders without asking. And the Israeli naturally give Linux and > > RedHat much attention in media. And support the RedHat stock via > > finance companies. It is politics. Next time an Israeli company is > > created, buy stock immediately, because it will get lots of orders > > without asking for them, see RedHat and Google stock. > > > > And SUN dies. For SUN to survive, the Israeli must be on the train with > > SUN. If they bought SUN, SUN would prosper. > > > > THE SOLUTION, TO SAVE SUN: > > Now, SUN must get the Israeli on the train. Soon the entire finance > > industry switches to Linux and SUN will die. Or SUN has to get new > > market where the Israeli are not active; not media, not finance. SUN > > must let the finance industry go. SUN can not compete against RedHat on > > technical merits or price. It is politics. > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you say? Am I well researched? Could this be true? Does it make > > sense? SUN is loosing because of POLITICS? > > -- > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > > _______________________________________________ > > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org -- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke My blog: http://initialprogramload.blogspot.com
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