Sun Sacks UltraSparc V and 3300 Employees

bender writes "According to this article, Sun Microsystems has cancelled the next generation UltraSparc V processor even though the chip had already taped out. Perhaps this has something to do with the recent partnerships with AMD and Fujitsu?"

Isn't it time for Sun...

[Anonymous Coward]

To either make Java OSS or sell it to IBM?

There's not much left to recommend these guys...

what...you choose them because you want solaris? I think not.

And I've geared my companies entire strategy around Solaris. I feel really stupid now.

Isn't the reason quite obvious?

[Anonymous Coward]

They couldn't get Windows to run on it.

Re:Sun is going down

[Anonymous Coward]

How does IBM make clones?

Re:Sun is going down

[dafoomie]

Has Netcraft confirmed this?

Re:Closer than you think

[Anonymous Coward]

6. ???
7. PROFIT!!

This is to make way for their new product line

[nizo]

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - April 10, 2004 - Sun Microsystems, Inc., is pleased to announce their intention to expand into a whole different market with their new line of chips, labelled "SUN potato chips 1000". This new product is a direct response to the fritolay product [fritolay.com] with a similiar name. "We expect to have instant brand name recognition with the top consumers of snack products, primarily made up of computer geeks" one company spokesperson said with the condition that he remain anonymous.

Obligatory Monty Python Reference

[Nick Fury]

Those in charge of sacking the Sun Ultra Moose V have been sacked... ...Those in charge of sacking the previous sackers hav enow been sacked as well. The processor race will now end in an entirely different manner from the way in which it began.

Re:Worse financial situation than we think?

[Saeed al-Sahaf]

Except that other companies aren't on a holy mission to save the world from Microsoft.

Right. That's why Sun was recently seen in a Redmond park giving Microsoft a blow job for a cool 2 mil.

Re:Beginning of the End

[darc]

On the other, entirely irrelevant hand, if we search google for "bank linux migration", versus "bank sex migration", it's clear that we should all be dropping our CS degrees and immediately hijacking the Bank to Porn conversion industry.

Feh, Sun will change their mind tomorrow

[bratgrrl]

"We have no Linux strategy. Linux sux!"
"We love Linux, so we are slapping our brand on SuSE Linux, and calling it JavaDesktop for no good reason whatsoever, and will get rich, rich I tell you!"
"We want EVERYONE to use Java. Oh, pay no attention to those hoops over there..."
"We hire the greatest talent in the world. Our employees are our most valued assets."
"Microsoft is our arch-enemy."

Re:Don't worry...

[cubic6]

How many H1-Bs can you fit in a rackmount server?