Sunday, January 18, 2004

The Sun might rise from the West


I just read this article at Network World Fusion - Sun to Windows-certify x86 hardware - and couldn't believe what I was reading. The Sun-Windows rivalry has become the stuff of lore; the one thing Microsoft hates from the cockles of it's heart is Sun (and I'm sure the feelings are reciprocated). Sun certifying it's computers to run Windows marks the opening of a new chapter in this rivalry - Sun has always claimed Microsoft Windows is an inferior operating system compared to Solaris but it's giving in to the Windows juggernaut indicates that (supposed) superiority isn't bigger than the laws of economics - you might be ostensibly superior but might not necessarily be the most successful or popular among consumers. Just to clear the air though, Windows is Number 1 today, whichever way you look at it...

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