They had some good tech they could have leveraged if they wanted to. OpenSolaris just came too late, was released too slowly and used an organisation which was

They had some good tech they could have leveraged if they wanted to. OpenSolaris just came too late, was released too slowly and used an organisation which was too complex and made little sense to the community. Sun demised is actually a brilliant case study of what a good engineering company shouldn't do. Great products all around, aweful commercial strategy and corporate leadership.