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Re: [TCLUG:2581] Interesting Linux articles
> > There are still plenty of reasons for larger corporations to use
> > Solaris instead of Linux. Solaris can run on 64 processor machines
> > for example, and Linux doesn't even come close to that. Soon that
> > number will be 1024 processors. Oracle also runs very well on the
> > Solaris/SPARC platform, much better than on Linux.
> >
> > Another thing to consider is corporations buy from Sun because
> > it has extremely good hardware support. No one using Solaris on
> > high-end SPARC hardware is going to get too anxious to switch to
> > Linux on x86 anytime soon.
> [Schlough, Mark] MS outleak "UGH"
>
> Considering that Sun gets at least a third ( more like 45%) of
> its revenue from the lowest of the three tiers of hardware sales. [This
> stat was quoted on slashdot last week] This is a siginificant issue. In
> other words, when you break Sun's hardware sales and break it into three
> tiers (High, medium & Low) the low end makes up about 40-45% of Sun's
> sales. I think it's safe to say that those machines have around 1-4
> Processors. [I'm estimating here....tell me if I WAAAY off.] Linux
> could take a significant bite out of this portion of Sun's business.
>
> Sure, Linux's SMP pales in comparison Sun's SMP. The question
> is, how much revenue stream comes from Sun machines that are out of
> Linux's current SMP/ Hardware reach? Does this leave enough room for
> Sun? I think the jury is still out.
>
> Dunno,
>
> Mark
As long as it's Sun hardware being sold, Sun makes a profit, whether it
runs Linux or Solaris. So really it's more Sun vs. Intel, and I agree
Linux makes Intel seem much more attractive than any UNIX vendor ever
could.
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Shawn T. Amundson
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