http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1090 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:20:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1090 [...] Microsystems demonstrated the drop in marketing costs through its recent layoffs of 2500 employees. Losing a job is sad, and I wish that none of those 2,500 was fired, but this is one situation in [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14412 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:20:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14412 [...] Microsystems demonstrated the drop in marketing costs through its recent layoffs of 2500 employees. Losing a job is sad, and I wish that none of those 2,500 was fired, but this is one situation in [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1089 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:43:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1089 Downloads may not = revenue, but I don’t know a single company running Oracle today. Everyone I know runs MySQL. If you were Sun, which would you rather sell into – and what’s that level of pervasive adoption worth?

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14411 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:43:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14411 Downloads may not = revenue, but I don’t know a single company running Oracle today. Everyone I know runs MySQL. If you were Sun, which would you rather sell into – and what’s that level of pervasive adoption worth?

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1088 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:23:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1088 McNealy and Schwartz have destroyed Sun. McNealy didn’t make real cuts after the dot bomb implosion. Schwartz seems to think a download generates revenue for Sun. Here’s news for Pony: It doesn’t!

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14410 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:23:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14410 McNealy and Schwartz have destroyed Sun. McNealy didn’t make real cuts after the dot bomb implosion. Schwartz seems to think a download generates revenue for Sun. Here’s news for Pony: It doesn’t!

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1087 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:38:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1087 Michael: I think trimming down on heavy sales+marketing and focusing on free+OS as leadgen is a lot smarter. A co that charges $14k for a DB cant have the same sales structure as another co that can charge millions

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14409 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:38:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14409 Michael: I think trimming down on heavy sales+marketing and focusing on free+OS as leadgen is a lot smarter. A co that charges $14k for a DB cant have the same sales structure as another co that can charge millions

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1086 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:44:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1086 Hey Michael, what would you do differently?

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14408 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:44:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14408 Hey Michael, what would you do differently?

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1085 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:35:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1085 Strategic? Hrm, I guess throwing the baby out with the bathwater while preparing for bankruptcy is strategic. Sun’s day came, and sun’s day wet. We just didn’t see it setting because their Zenith was so high above us.

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14407 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:35:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14407 Strategic? Hrm, I guess throwing the baby out with the bathwater while preparing for bankruptcy is strategic. Sun’s day came, and sun’s day wet. We just didn’t see it setting because their Zenith was so high above us.

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1084 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:02:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1084 [...] Sun To Shed Up To 2,500 Jobs In Strategic Move [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14406 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:02:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14406 [...] Sun To Shed Up To 2,500 Jobs In Strategic Move [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1083 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:09:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1083 2500 is definitely a huge number, however there is one thing for sure, if done properly Sun can leverage the power of open source and get customers for their business.

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14405 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:09:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14405 2500 is definitely a huge number, however there is one thing for sure, if done properly Sun can leverage the power of open source and get customers for their business.

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1082 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:45:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1082 [...] 12, 2008 · No Comments hTechCrunchIT » Blog Archive » Sun To Shed Up To 2,500 Jobs In Strategic Move With reports that up to 2,500 positions will be made redundant at Sun, with up to 60-70% of [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14404 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:45:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14404 [...] 12, 2008 · No Comments hTechCrunchIT » Blog Archive » Sun To Shed Up To 2,500 Jobs In Strategic Move With reports that up to 2,500 positions will be made redundant at Sun, with up to 60-70% of [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-1081 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:13:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-1081 [...] of 2500) at their main headquarters, Menlo Park Campus, and employees in Colorado. According to TechCrunchIT’s post, Sun will be laying off 60-70% of Sun’s sales and marketing [...]

]]> http://techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/sun-microsystems-to-shed-up-to-1000-employees/#comment-14403 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:13:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=176#comment-14403 [...] of 2500) at their main headquarters, Menlo Park Campus, and employees in Colorado. According to TechCrunchIT’s post, Sun will be laying off 60-70% of Sun’s sales and marketing [...]

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