I find myself with similar thoughts to this columnist. I’ve been involved with Sun gear since I was in high school, and it just doesn’t seem right to have them bought by Oracle. It’s a sad passing like when Digital finally succumbed to its wounds. The comparisons between McNeely and Olsen seem spot on as well. Who would have guessed that IBM would still be going strong after all of these years, and most of the contenders have fallen along the way?
My reaction to Sun being bought? Profound sadness by Jon Oltsik Font size Print E-mail Share 7 comments By now we’ve all read hundreds of opinions on why Oracle bought Sun Microsystems and whether this is a good or bad decision. I, too, have an opinion, but for once I’m keeping quiet. Rather, I want to reflect on the sadness I feel as Sun becomes an acquired memory like other pioneering tech companies have. When I started in the tech business over 20 years ago, it was extremely young and exciting. If you went for a drink after work, you would find a saloon full of folks from Digital Equipment Corp., Data General, EMC, Lotus, McCormick & Dodge, and Prime Computer all out doing the same. Much to IBM’s chagrin, high tech had been taken over by a bunc [From My reaction to Sun being bought? Profound sadness | Business Tech - CNET News]