Jonathan Schwartz is incompetent
There, i finally did it, and said what all of you thought i was thinking about all along, and i have to admit that even i did not know how deeply i felt about this issue, but i can't even begin to express how visceral my reaction is right now to the most recent "blog" post my PTB:I completely understand the pressure that the man is under, and i understood why he took the latter part of the summer off from explaining Sun's financial position, and their deteriorating reputation, as he needed to collect his thoughts and come out with something that would give perspective on the situation...
so, i waited, and wanted to believe that he had some ability to comprehend the incredible predicament that the Sun sales force finds itself in, and the reality is that he doesn't, he has no idea how to run this business, he got to the position on a fabricated set of circumstances that look more-and-more to me like a corporate coup of insiders placing this guy in charge for their own reasons, and not for the benefit of shareholders which is the legal responsibility of a publicly-traded company....
he is an abject failure as i have outlined in previous posts, and has no capacity to make the necessary changes to make Sun viable, if there is any independence left in the Board, or the institutional shareholders, then they will dispose of the CEO before the company goes under...
i have nothing left to say about his completely myopic approach to openSolaris, and now that cancer is infecting openStorage, and forcing him to do reckless moves like sue NetApp, on bogus terms, he is not capable of making an adjustment, he is not a visionary, he writes a blog, that is the extent of his contributions to the business model established by Sun...i am embarrassed to say that i defended his move to CEO, as i said earlier this week, that decision has basically cost Sun everything, the only thing remaining is its ultimate demise, as will be evidenced from the Q1 call...
to Sun: i charge $15K/quarter, and now have a few further stipulations since i do not work with incompetent old-school management:
1. I will not discuss a single decision with Anil Gadre; and will not take any directives from Rich Green or John Fowler.
2. Jonathan can suggest his preferences, but will not be allowed to make decisions on software strategies, except to provide financial support in the way of lining up acquisitions or moving resources within the company to further product development.
3. I will make Glassfish the leading application server, openESB the leading integration server, and will give Sun an ERP business by the close of FY09, if allowed to work with the individuals that i choose within Sun.
eventually, you will be scared in to motion, by your fiduciary duty that is regulated by U.S. shareholder laws, to try and save this company, and i think we have established how the working relationship will work...i can sit in the same room as anyone, but will not take orders, i did that once, and it did not work, so if anyone is more interested in saving Sun more than saving their own career, you know how to reach me,
i am more than willing to work for a fraction of what any other pseudo-consultant would charge, but i am dead serious about the additional stipulations i have laid out above, and this must be written in contract if the relationship is to be established,
call me whatever you want: naive or whatever, but if you really had the guts to try and save this company, i would have an e-mail in my inbox by the end of the week, unfortunately, i worry that the longer you wait, the more contentious the arrangement will be; for me, i don't care one bit about anyone at Sun's executive management level, so it is not a problem for me, but it will be more difficult for you to explain and manage this executive team under Jonathan,
so, if you want to wait, more power to you, but things will not change, and your job will only be more difficult the longer you wait,
get in touch, a.s.a.p...
posted by douglas dooley @ 1:21 AM
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This just in, on the day that Wall Street died, Sun is marketing Solaris on Xeon:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sun-microsystems-delivers-highly-scalable/story.aspx?guid={1ACDD210-CB5B-4506-B2F1-4B55EEA2D2B6}&dist=hppr
and:
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-09/sunflash.20080915.1.xml
i retract my compliments on their recent announcement of Xeon servers a couple of posts back, maybe two weeks ago, because Sun is dying faster than i thought...
with no financial services revenue possible for at least two quarters, and with dwindling cash, i think my take on Sun's executive management team can no longer be discarded as hyperbole...
those that know, know i'm right, and i have not one ounce of remorse for anyone who is called to task, potentially in lawsuits, when this company goes under:
i mean what r u scared of, that someone on Jonathan's side is going to blacklist you?...c'mon the guy has no credibility left, he can't hurt you, the only thing that can be explained of Sun's Board and shareholders not making a move is fear...
step up, and stop being scared...
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