Multiple wars raging in Linux land. Sun stirs controversy with its commitment to Linux
Sun just doesn’t get it. Linux on the desktop? Boy, am I glad I don’t own any Sun stock. Fighting a war with Microsoft over the desktop is a sure route to financial ruin. Just ask Corel.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
