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Re:Sun announcing up to 6000 (18%) layoffs by donw on Friday November 14, 2008 @06:30PM (#364950)
"Everybody" is not using Linux for their mid-level servers; Solaris, especially OpenSolaris, is still a very viable option, and offers a number of features (most notably ZFS and Zones) that Linux isn't really close to, yet. Not to mention, Solaris has, in my experience, a much better I/O scheduler.

Linux is a fine operating system, but it isn't the end-all-be-all.

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Re:Sun announcing up to 6000 (18%) layoffs by wheels on Friday November 14, 2008 @09:01PM (#365078)
I meant all of Sun's competitors, you know, those guys that are eating their lunch.

The distinction here is between the quality of their product and their understanding of their market.

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Re:Sun announcing up to 6000 (18%) layoffs by crabapple on Friday November 14, 2008 @07:00PM (#364987)
tell me one concrete example where a hard limitation of linux kept you from meeting your goals, yet opensolaris got you across the line
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