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From jabs to chuckles
April 2, 2004
Seemingly transitioning from adversaries to partners, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy discuss both shtick and their mutual focus on IBM.
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McNealy--apres moi, you'll be bored silly
April 25, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says he'll miss the former Sun CEO's straight-talking ways.
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Linux-loving McNealy dons penguin outfit
February 8, 2002
In a move to erase doubts about the sincerity of Sun Microsystems' move to embrace Linux, CEO Scott McNealy took the stage at the company's annual meeting wearing a penguin suit.
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Sun CEO: Open source is our friend
February 11, 2004
Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors.
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Sun says Microsoft pact not a blow to standards
April 6, 2004
Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say.
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Sun's McNealy swings at rivals
June 29, 2004
The feisty CEO puts up his dukes in a speech that jabs at IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft and Congress.
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McNealy: Stop building jalopies
September 9, 2003
Sun CEO Scott McNealy chides thousands of gearheads gathered at OracleWorld for overengineering their companies' computer systems.
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McNealy: Computing prices to fall
September 16, 2003
Customers are paying up to 10 times what they should to buy and run computers, but a correction will come soon, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy tells conventioneers.
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Sun to go holistic at conference
September 12, 2003
Sun Microsystems says its SunNetwork conference will show that its own staff gets the message that customers prefer prebuilt packages of hardware and software over piecemeal components.
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McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape
June 9, 2005
Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM.
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Old Sun management once stalled Project Orion
March 1, 2006
Former execs were risk-averse to Sun's server software pricing. That pricing is now central to company strategy.
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Sun plans revenue growth, cost cuts
February 12, 2004
Still getting back on its feet after enduring three years of financial punishment, Sun is planning new revenue growth and cost cuts, CEO Scott McNealy says.
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Sun and Microsoft: Friend and foe
April 5, 2004
special coverage The long-time enemies reach a broad agreement that gives Sun nearly $2 billion. But Sun still faces tough challenges. For one, the companies say they will remain fierce competitors.
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McNealy dodges crisis talk
December 4, 2003
At Sun's first European user conference, CEO Scott McNealy says the only challenge facing the company is getting its message across to customers.
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What's on their mind? Linux and IBM
April 2, 2004
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Microsoft-Sun deal boils down to a simple formula: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Sun aims to sell computing like books, tickets
February 2, 2005
The firm hopes that bioscientists and geologists will buy computing cycles over the Web just like people buy merchandise online.
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Sun to buy StorageTek for $4.1 billion
June 2, 2005
Deal will expand Sun's storage product line, sales channels, sales force and partner network.
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Sun, Oracle at odds over Java tools
January 26, 2006
Two allies have different views over whether Oracle supports Sun's NetBeans programming software.
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Sun to subsidize Oracle database software
January 11, 2006
To compete with IBM and HP, Sun will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers, subsidize customer fees. Photo: Best buddies McNealy and Ellison
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The rise of Sun services
April 14, 2004
Despite CEO Scott McNealy's disdain for big services groups, Sun's own unit has quietly become important to the company's bottom line. But can it overcome potential partner conflicts and the loss o...
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