A deal involving millions of Chinese PCs running Linux on Sun's Java Desktop System will not make much money, Sun admits
Sun is aiming for "hundreds of millions" of desktops in China to be running Linux on its Java Desktop System as a result of its recent deal with the Chinese government -- but admits it won't make much money from it all.
Sun announced the deal for an initial half a million open-source desktop office software suites with the Chinese government-backed China Standard Software Company at Comdex in Las Vegas last month.
But speaking at his company's European user event in Berlin today, Sun president, chairman and chief executive Scott McNealy admitted the deal won't be a big money spinner.
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