McNealy steps down...

April 26, 2006

...and it’s about time, too.

I’ve been wondering for the past two years what on earth he was still doing at the helm of Sun. Whether he intended it this way or not, it has seemed to me that for the past two or so years, his intent has been to drive Sun into the ground, not make them competitive.

“Let’s just open source every product we have, and give everything away for free. Heck, we should even give our servers away for free.”

I can’t say that “make your strategy controversial” (quote from McNealy on some of the latest paraphernalia I received at Sun Tech Days) is the best way to keep your customers and shareholders happy.

Who knows if Schwartz can do any better, we can revisit again in another 2 years and see.