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Departing Sun Co-Founder Keeping His Business Cards

John Paczkowski in News on October 23, 2008 at 7:53 am PT

Andy Bechtolsheim has given his notice again. The Sun co-founder is leaving the company he helped establish in 1982, just four years after returning to it and reinvigorating its aging product line. His new gig: chairman and chief development officer of Arista Networks.

Oh, Sun's "Preconfigured for the Downturn," All Right …

John Paczkowski in News on October 21, 2008 at 2:32 am PT

“We are preconfigured for the downturn.” Sun CEO Jon Schwartz said that about a week ago. And it appears he was entirely correct. The econaclypse is weighing heavy on Sun Microsystems. It business sullied by the financial crisis, the company warned of a much larger-than-expected quarterly loss on lower revenue after market close Monday afternoon.

Oh, Sun’s “Preconfigured for the Downturn,” All Right …

John Paczkowski in News on October 21, 2008 at 2:32 am PT

“We are preconfigured for the downturn.” Sun CEO Jon Schwartz said that about a week ago. And it appears he was entirely correct. The econaclypse is weighing heavy on Sun Microsystems. It business sullied by the financial crisis, the company warned of a much larger-than-expected quarterly loss on lower revenue after market close Monday afternoon.