MS = Software, SUN = Software + Hardware (Score 1)

The whole perspective on this story has been on how will (a sort of) open source Solaris affect Linux. I don't think SUN's move is a reaction to Linux's success, but a stategy of giving away their software(Star Office and Solaris) to battle MS. Sun is both a hardware and software company. MS is ONLY a software company. If all software is free, what will MS live off of?

This reminds me of the strategy that MS used against Netscape, when they gave away IE.

I expect that Solaris will soon be free to all users for personal, development and commercial use.