[Salo]

IBM had some very rough times in the late 80s and early 90s. Big Blue was being called Big Red because it was losing so much money. They seemed to have turned things around. What remains a mystery to me is how Sun has stayed in business.

Really? Then why is IBM still here then.

[Golden Eagle]

Big Blue was being called Big Red because it was losing so much money.

I thought that was because they were selling so many mainframes to the Soviets? Well, I guess it did help get them back into the black.

What remains a mystery to me is how Sun has stayed in business.

Easy. Sun is still the volume leader in the Unix market, with 49.9% of shipments.