[geeks] Mac definitions

[Lionel Peterson]

I didn't put a reason on it, my point was that there will be/has been a
precipitous drop in 'casual' users.

Certain people (I think) identify with hardware mfgs - for example Apple. Many
people used to feel a certain affinity w/Sun, be it because of superior
HW/software design, anti-Windows/pro-Open Source stance, etc. Now many in the
industry are going to start viewing Sun hardware as something you run Oracle
on, and Oracle's efforts since the acquisition of Sun have all been directed
against the casual, hobbyist user, in direct contradiction to Sun's efforts
before the buyout.

My observation/prediction takes nothing away from Solaris/UltraSPARC hardware,
it is an aggregation of observable trends and facts.

Personally, I'm working on getting a V880 at home - I've not given up on
Solaris (yet).

Lionel

On Jul 9, 2011, at 2:48 PM, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah 'cause no one on their right mind wants to learn VMS... right? *Looks
at
> his Kindle open on a page of the OpenVMS System Managers Guide...* right?