Friday 22 April 2005, 2:25 PM
Sure if you want a desktop OS, Solaris isn't for you. That's not it's target audience. If you want a scalable, reliable and flexiable server OS, there is no OS that can come close to Solaris capabilities. The author obviously lacks significant experience with Linux and Solaris. I've been using both for over 10 years each. I'd never trust my enterprise to Linux. It's just not there yet.
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6.8Significant performance, availability and feature enhancements make Solaris 10 an automatic choice for existing Sun customers. But as an alternative to Linux, it doesn’t yet deliver.
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Its the applications and device drivers that run on windows that cement its dominance. How many people would fork out hundreds of pounds for Vista if Linux ran all the software and kit they wanted to use.
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Windows' dominance stifles demand for Linux
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