OpenEuphoria

Re: [OT] New Desktop OS?

• Posted by "C. K. Lester" <cklester at yahoo.com> Sep 16, 2003
• 534 views

> What are they thinking?!
> http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=4989
>
> I don't see how this could possibly be successful (read: profitable),
unless
> it's just a M$ slayer... :-\

More (and even worse) news here...
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20030916S0006

The article says "$100 per user per year..." For what, you ask? "Now
carrying the moniker Sun Java Desktop System, the SuSE-powered system
includes the GNOME desktop environment, Sun's own StarOffice 7 application
suite, the Mozilla Web browser, and other open-source utilities, including
media players from RealNetworks and Macromedia."

Okay, so it's Linux with some Java apps?!?!? sheesh. This marketplace is
psychotic!!! :)