"10 people who don't matter" -- 2 years later.

Re:"10 people who don't matter" -- 2 years later. by rglullis on Sunday May 04, 2008 @08:22AM (#180759)

  call it what you will...Sun is building a commodity solution to the problem

The problem with Sun is precisely that. They are turning everything into a commodity. This is good if your strategy is to make money on a complementary product.

The thing is: they forget to make money from complementary products. They are commoditizing the software, the hardware and everything they do... but where are they going to sit when the dance stops? Where do they intend to make money?

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Re:"10 people who don't matter" -- 2 years later. by SwellJoe on Sunday May 04, 2008 @04:47PM (#180964)

I just listened to Schwartz speak at Startup Camp a few hours ago and he discussed just that issue...I was surprised by how many folks were questioning him on the subject from different angles. Basically, "why have you made everything free?" (Because they have...nearly everything Sun builds is Open Source, all the way down to the CPU designs.)

His answer was, "because you [startups] wouldn't use it if we didn't". He went on to explain how startups using Sun means that in a year, maybe two or three, when those startups grow into big companies they will need the kind of infrastructure that only Sun (and maybe a couple of other companies) can provide. It made sense when he said it.

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