Oracle's Declaration to Sun Customers ... and IBM

Re:Oracle's Declaration to Sun Customers ... and IBM by californiaguy2 on Thursday September 10, 2009 @11:14AM (#815386)

> Adding software cannot improve the hardware

What do you mean "eh"?

Software can definitely, without a doubt improve the performance of the hardware. That's what device drivers and firmware exist for.

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Re:Oracle's Declaration to Sun Customers ... and IBM by Nwallins on Thursday September 10, 2009 @11:52AM (#815473)

Note: I am distinguishing between software and firmware, here. My point is, if the overall performance improves after a software update, you have improved the software performance. The hardware performance is what it is.

Edit: If Michael Schumacher can drive my Honda Civic faster than I can, it's not because the car improved. It's because the driver's performance improved. It is capable of 160 HP even with nobody in the driver's seat.

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Re:Oracle's Declaration to Sun Customers ... and IBM by Tuna-Fish on Thursday September 10, 2009 @12:02PM (#815496)

The point probably is specifically tuning the hardware for specific loads caused by specific software. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=815371

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Re:Oracle's Declaration to Sun Customers ... and IBM by Nwallins on Thursday September 10, 2009 @12:08PM (#815509)

OK, this makes more sense to me. I would have said: "... dramatically improve hardware performance by tightly integrating Sun hardware with Oracle software".

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