hi dave,

As a very competitive founder, he JUST could NOT let people go. The same thing happened in 2001. 6 months after MS let go of thousands, Sun did NOT do the same. And then they realized.

Jonathan is not going to become a darling within SUN if he lets go of lots of people but he will be wallstreet's darling!!

He needs to balance support from sun, industry, customers and wallstreet and his own conviction/vision for sun.

Good Luck to Jonathan -- this is quite a challening job.

BR,
~A

McNealy is a visionary I truely admire and respect. I say it's time for something new. I look forward to seeing where he lands, wherever it may be, i know he will be a sucess; although in fairness he is probably better suited to run a private company rather then a public one.

I too have trouble letting my people go. Is this a sign of stupidity or loyalty? I say the latter.