Re: I hate to say this, but...

On 4/01/2015 9:08 AM, Peter Schneider wrote:

> If this really is going to happen, then it will be interesting to see
> what the future of the Sparc platform might be.

Sparc platform hasn't had a future in eons. The ONLY reason it survived this far is Oracle desperately needed Java in-house and most definitely NOT in the hands of IBM, but to get it they also had to get Sparc.

Otherwise, Sparc would have been laid to rest 5 years ago.

> Is it likely that a potential buyer of Oracle's hardware business will
> continue the Sparc platform? Or is this the beginning of Sparc's death?
> And what will happen to Solaris/Sparc?

Sparc needs to be put where it belongs: the rubbish heap. Software-wise, Java - and very likely db-related parts of Solaris - must stay with Oracle. They have too much invested in those with the cash-cow that are the maintenance licenses for them to go.

Note that the news piece talks about hardware only. Software is a totally different kettle.

Nothing wrong with off-loading the silicon bits to someone who really knows how to make $$$ out of that and just keep the easy-peasy software cash-cows. Received on Sun Jan 04 2015 - 01:33:01 CET