Techweb meldt dat Sun deze week is begonnen met de levering van Solaris 8, dat voor zowel commercieel als non-commercieel gebruik gratis is. Sun hoopt hiermee te voorkomen dat het aandeel van Windows 2000 in de markt voor high-end server besturingsystemen verder groeit. De poen wil Sun binnenhalen op de verkoop van hardware:
Sun decided to give away its operating system upgrade at no cost to both corporate customers and individuals as a goodwill gesture to loyal customers, and to prevent defection to the more cost-effective Windows 2000 environment.The software features support for IP version 6.0, a 70 percent improvement in database performance, and faster Web serving.
In contrast to Microsoft's model, Sun makes most of its money on Solaris-based hardware and systems used by large corporations.
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