> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/27/idc_q1_2010_se > rver_nums/ > > Which if read in context did not say that Solaris, > HP-UX or AIX were frozen, > just that *if* that happened, then Linux would gain > more market share. > > The non-misleading in-context quote is: > > It is hard to imagine Linux attaining more than > 25 per cent share, > unless something really awful happens in the Unix > base. > Like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, or IBM freezing > development of > their respective Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX > platforms. > So it's hypothetical speculation about what could > happen if something > unforeseen happens. > > -- > -Alan Coopersmith- > - alan.coopersm...@oracle.com > Oracle Solaris Platform Engineering: X Window > ow System > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >
It does make better sense now, i should of gone back and re-read it. since I'm studying to become Solaris certified the way the paragraph was written was bugging me the entire day. I would hate to see Solaris and OpenSolaris disappear. I guess what is leading the author to come to this speculation is since currently the Linux and Windows OS on x86 platform market share is increasing whereas the UNIX units and mainframes market have somewhat stalled according to Gartner and if this trend continues it may lead companies to down scale non- x86 platforms. I just read AMD opterons and Linux is powering the worlds fastest supercomputer. If the x86 platform and Linux now has the capacity to produce this type of results, where does this leave Power and SPARC platfroms? http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-opterontm-processor-again-dominates-top500-2010-05-31?reflink=MW_news_stmp -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
