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Sun Microsystems on Tuesday said that Bill Joy, its co-founder and chief scientist, is leaving the company.
If you can't beat 'em selling operating systems, try throwing in middleware and hardware into the mix. That seems to be the thinking at Sun.
Sun Microsystems has said that it would sell general-purpose Linux servers, a dramatic departure for the company that for years has advocated the use of its own Solaris operating system.
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commentary Scott McNealy has taken the bull by the horns and announced two software bundles aimed at Microsoft's desktop market and IBM's middleware customers.
IBM has the Linux middleware tools you need today--but so do Oracle, BEA, and many other enterprise software vendors. Why the rush, and what's in it for you?
Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.
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