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Should have been fired long ago

Should have been fired long ago

Posted Jun 27, 2005 15:59 UTC (Mon) by b7j0c (subscriber, #27559)
Parent article: McNealy on message (News.com)

The 95% loss in stock price. The erosion of market share. The departure of practically every other exec worth their weight in salt. What does it take for the Sun board to terminate this guy? His sell-by date has long since past.


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Should have been fired long ago

Posted Jun 27, 2005 17:00 UTC (Mon) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

Don't forget this huge mistake: making Jonathan Schwartz president. This idiot's mission seems to be making Sun's contributions to free software look bad.

It is true that Sun started its life as a big defender of free software, since they depended on it; even today, they contribute more than almost any other company; their business model is mostly compatible with free software, since they make 99% (or whatever, but a lot) of their revenue from hardware. How can they achieve being seen in a bad light by the free software community with just a few comments every month? Truly amazing.

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