Comments on: Commentary: Oracle buys Sun, Good for Apple http://architosh.com/2009/04/commentary-oracle-buys-sun-good-for-apple/ architoshâ„¢ — the leading Internet magazine dedicated to Mac CAD and 3D professionals and students worldwide. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anthony Frausto-Robledo AIA, LEED AP http://architosh.com/2009/04/commentary-oracle-buys-sun-good-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Anthony Frausto-Robledo AIA, LEED AP Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:05:20 +0000 http://architosh.com/?p=2174#comment-643 z3r0 your comments above are pretty interesting and you clearly know your Sun stuff! Improvements to OS X's underpinnings have been wanting for quite some time now and I too am attracted to gaining both Zones and native ZFS. I'm less certain MySQL needs to replace the underpinnings of FileMaker as that company is doing just fine on its own, focused on workgroup databases and person and mobile solutions--all growing areas. In thinking about Jobs' failing or struggling health and the absence of a clear succession plan (public that is..) I wonder if Apple today shouldn't just merge with Oracle outright, thereby absorbing Sun and the strengths mentioned here and elsewhere and also gaining Ellison. Could Larry Ellison make a great next CEO of Apple when and if Jobs is no longer to fulfill the role? While I think everyone loves Tim Cook, those on the inside say he is not the "front man" Apple needs because he is not the front man type. Ellison on the other hand is! z3r0 your comments above are pretty interesting and you clearly know your Sun stuff! Improvements to OS X’s underpinnings have been wanting for quite some time now and I too am attracted to gaining both Zones and native ZFS. I’m less certain MySQL needs to replace the underpinnings of FileMaker as that company is doing just fine on its own, focused on workgroup databases and person and mobile solutions–all growing areas.

In thinking about Jobs’ failing or struggling health and the absence of a clear succession plan (public that is..) I wonder if Apple today shouldn’t just merge with Oracle outright, thereby absorbing Sun and the strengths mentioned here and elsewhere and also gaining Ellison. Could Larry Ellison make a great next CEO of Apple when and if Jobs is no longer to fulfill the role? While I think everyone loves Tim Cook, those on the inside say he is not the “front man” Apple needs because he is not the front man type. Ellison on the other hand is!

]]> By: z3r0 http://architosh.com/2009/04/commentary-oracle-buys-sun-good-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-123 z3r0 Sat, 09 May 2009 03:33:38 +0000 http://architosh.com/?p=2174#comment-123 Let's face it Sun has probably the smartest engineers, enterprise experience and support infrastructure in place, but they lack the marketing and user centric polish that Apple brings to the table. Sun could be "Apple Enterprise" really revolutionize Enterprise IT, Software and Services by providing not only reliable, secure and stable offerings but also, Apple's ease of use and intuitiveness which is currently lacking in corporate markets. In other words the complete package. I really want the best features of Solaris to be merged with Mac OS X. Especially Zones this will allow OS level virtualization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jail_(computer_security)). I know Mac OS X has Jails but it pales in comparison to Zones or Linux Vserver. Zones would improve security, by being able to virtualize users, applications, etc... and keep them separate from each other without the overhead of full blown virtualization like VMware. Solaris has also been around a lot longer the Mac OS X so its kernel/foundation is a lot more solid and more battle tested. On a side note I would also like to see Mach either replaced or enhanced with the L4 microkernel (http://ertos.nicta.com.au/software/darbat/) its the next generation microkernel minus a lot of bottlenecks. Back to Sun, their StorageTek SANs can be targeted at Apple's creative pro's. Native ZFS storage pools and Final Cut Server is a no brainer!(along with iSCSI, and please none of that horrible PromiseRAID storage that they currently offer). MySQL could be form part of Filemaker (Apple subsidiary). The list goes on. Apple needs to step in and outbid Oracle right now before its too late. Sun shareholders listen up don't approve the Oracle deal, if it goes through you can bet Sun Engineers will be looking for work after major cuts. Let’s face it Sun has probably the smartest engineers, enterprise experience and support infrastructure in place, but they lack the marketing and user centric polish that Apple brings to the table. Sun could be “Apple Enterprise” really revolutionize Enterprise IT, Software and Services by providing not only reliable, secure and stable offerings but also, Apple’s ease of use and intuitiveness which is currently lacking in corporate markets. In other words the complete package.

I really want the best features of Solaris to be merged with Mac OS X. Especially Zones this will allow OS level virtualization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jail_(computer_security)). I know Mac OS X has Jails but it pales in comparison to Zones or Linux Vserver. Zones would improve security, by being able to virtualize users, applications, etc… and keep them separate from each other without the overhead of full blown virtualization like VMware.

Solaris has also been around a lot longer the Mac OS X so its kernel/foundation is a lot more solid and more battle tested. On a side note I would also like to see Mach either replaced or enhanced with the L4 microkernel (http://ertos.nicta.com.au/software/darbat/) its the next generation microkernel minus a lot of bottlenecks.

Back to Sun, their StorageTek SANs can be targeted at Apple’s creative pro’s. Native ZFS storage pools and Final Cut Server is a no brainer!(along with iSCSI, and please none of that horrible PromiseRAID storage that they currently offer).

MySQL could be form part of Filemaker (Apple subsidiary). The list goes on.

Apple needs to step in and outbid Oracle right now before its too late. Sun shareholders listen up don’t approve the Oracle deal, if it goes through you can bet Sun Engineers will be looking for work after major cuts.

]]> By: Anthony Frausto-Robledo LEED AP http://architosh.com/2009/04/commentary-oracle-buys-sun-good-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Anthony Frausto-Robledo LEED AP Fri, 08 May 2009 21:30:22 +0000 http://architosh.com/?p=2174#comment-122 Appreciate the comment. You are not alone in this. There ARE others who also feel that way. I would love to hear why in more detail you think Apple owning Sun is valuable for Apple. Appreciate the comment. You are not alone in this. There ARE others who also feel that way. I would love to hear why in more detail you think Apple owning Sun is valuable for Apple.

]]> By: z3r0 http://architosh.com/2009/04/commentary-oracle-buys-sun-good-for-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-121 z3r0 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:19:18 +0000 http://architosh.com/?p=2174#comment-121 I hope Apple outbids Oracle and buys Sun. Its up to the shareholders! http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=3711 I hope Apple outbids Oracle and buys Sun. Its up to the shareholders!
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=3711

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