September 15, 2007
Microsoft and Sun Seeing Each Other
“All the world’s a stage” Mr. William Shakespeare
The corporate world is the strangest of places perhaps even more interesting than the soap operas and stage, nobody knows what the next episode promises. Consider the case of sworn tech rivals Microsoft and Sun. Till the beginning of this month the much heated debate over standards where Sun opposed Microsoft’s Open XML tooth and nail and fired missile after missile is now warming ( actually make it heating) up to Microsoft. If that sounds too good to be true then the fact the heat of the new alliance is currently a hot topic in the tech arena will make it more believable. An optimistic Forbes sees this as ” Sun Streams through Windows”. And the big news is that Sun will now begin selling computer servers running Microsoft Window! Yes, I wrote it correct it’s SUN. Read more
















