<OT> maybe not good for Virtual Box

[Yu Meng Chong]

Hi all, 

>> Because Sun hasn't done anything useful or innovative in over a
>> decade.  Everything they've touched has withered & died.

I used to be a big fan of Sun, but since the turn of the millennium, their hardware seems not to have progressed much. I don't know about service and support -- and more importantly, product delivery -- in the US and Europe, but in this part of Asia, delivery is almost always late and the "service" is arrogant and sometimes non-existent. Since starting my own company, I've switched to Intel and AMD processors, and I try not to support Solaris, unless I really have to. IMHO Sun deserves to "go under" and not be bought up. 

> I don't have a dog in this fight, i.e. don't own shares in either IBM or
> SUN.  I suspect this is what is refered to in ancient military texts as a
> "demonstration in front of the enemy."  

Wow! Quoting Sun Tze? Impressive! Well, I'd rather IBM saved their money, but if it happens they should get rid of Sparc -- I'd say MySQL, Virtual Box and Java (bloatware though it may be) are the only assets worth saving.

Regards,
pascal chong