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Sun was mainly a hardware business; you bought their workstations and servers. And oh, they also had this unix-y thing that came with that. Later software did b
by arp242 3y ago
Sun was mainly a hardware business; you bought their workstations and servers. And oh, they also had this unix-y thing that came with that. Later software did become a bit more important with Java and MySQL and all of that, but it was still primarily hardware company.
I think it's pointless to even compare it to the Redis company; just about everything is different.
- mooreds 3y agoFor sure. It's the difference between commoditizing your complement[0] and trying to build a business on something anyone can run for free. 0: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/