Re: how is IBM i affected by acquisition of Sun?

Steve Richter wrote:

Mono and Moonlight look to be very impressive open source
implementations of C# and silverlight.
After watching this interview of the person behind those technologies,
my judgement of the importance of java dropped a notch.
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Miguel-de-Icaza-Moonlight/

MSFT is doing incredible work on all fronts.
http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/This-Week/
there is no reluctance to fund different technologies like asp.net,
silverlight, WPF, windows forms, ajax, azure, ... and let them
compete in the marketplace. They have brilliant programmers like Scott
Guthrie and Anders Hejlsberg, who contrary to the IBM way, are
decision makers for their products.
http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Expert-to-Expert-Anders-Hejlsberg-The-Future-of-C/

the eternal hope is that IBM will adapt the MSFT approach, starting with IBM i.

WRONG!

IBM learned long ago that you don't compete with Microsoft on
Microsoft's terms. The way to win is to change the terms of the
engagement, and battle on newer fronts. That's why ODF (and OO.o) should
be at or near the top of IBM's battle plan. By pushing the advantages of
open document formats and F/OSS, you cut off the air to proprietary,
closed source technologies. That's where MS is vulnerable.

Cheers! Hans