Hmm...
I must disagree here.
As much as I think Twister will be proved wrong about the direction of Sun, and it's continued growth, he is indeed NOT wrong about many of the things he has taken the time to point out.
Sun is up against MSFT whether they want it or not (and it seems like they do), and this is a foe who has really never lost. It has either destroyed or absorbed anything of value in it's path. This is a very grave position for Sun. From the perspective of a SUNW bull (as I am) Twister does indeed often look spiteful, and emotional. I imagine we look like wide eyed fanatics to him. Even though I think he is wrong, I still try to see his point (My IQ, btw, might just be over your 125 figure :).
I think Sun will survive because:
1. NT cannot approach Solaris.
I cannot abide the old "Mac folks have always knows MACOS was better, and look what windows did to it, UNIX will be the same." argument. The fact of the matter (as anyone who has used NT, and Unix knows) Unix can do things that NT can only dream of. Windows 95 and OS8 are apples to apples. NT, and OS8, or Novell, or whatever is kinda apples to oranges. NT to Solaris is like comparing a Honda Civic to a Space Shuttle. You arent gonna take the Shuttle to the grocery store, but there is NO way that honda is goin to the moon... All the marketing and $$$ in the world cannot change this fact very quickly. ( although it could change)
2. JAVA
I'm sorry. We have a new cyber religion now. I spose there is a alt.religion.java.blah.blah.blah now, and there are just gonna be separate camps on this issue. Twister thinks Java is gonna fizzle. I think it is gonna be EVERYWHERE in the next 10 years. Yes, it is kinda shakey right now, but would anyone mind me mentioning a Microsoft product still widely in use: MSDOS. Think of it's early days...
3. DOJ
Face it. There will come a time. There has to. MSFT is the monopoly of this era. Arguments to the contrary are silly. About the only scenario I can see that will not end in MSFT being split up, would be if JAVA was able to gain enough foothold to take away business marketshare.
Anyway. These are my opinions, and I expect to be ridiculed for them... No skin off my nose. I know I am right <vbg>.
lovingly,
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