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To: nihil who wrote (28070)	2/21/2000 5:53:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I think "the refusal to play the game and port Solaris optimized on Itanium" is a very biased perspective on what is going on. JMHO.

To: nihil who wrote (28070)	2/21/2000 6:00:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

So, really what you're saying is that you hold a lot more INTC equity than SUNW? I don't follow the Meconium logic though. Solaris IS ported, is the ONLY port, and that's on a simulator because the chip doesn't actually exist. Now that the OS is zero cost to license, why would it be a mistake on Sun's part to back off of Meconium? Intel after all is thinking along the same lines. They're going to be able to better with the free Linux. I think given all of that, Sun would just be compromising the value of the Solaris brand by supporting a 'Solaris' for an inferior platform when there is no need to. -JCJ