Article: "Linux and the Asian PDA markets"

> > So, IBM knows open source better than Sun? If you get cold and sweaty 
> > with a mission critical Unix/Linux problem who ya gonna call? IBM or 
> > Sun?  Get real!!!
> 
> 
> IBM actually... If I had to call anyone...
> 
> You just need to try & get support for suns ldap directory to understand 
> the differences between IBM support & suns... IBM have real depth to 
> their structure. If all else fails, I usually get to talk to the 
> developers themselves.
> 
> IBM are just a little challenged when it comes to marketing...

I'd agree as well, as a former IBM employee who worked in core IBM, not the
consulting side, the people I worked with were highly technical, had been with
the company for a long time, and we were always in good relations with the
developers.  Not to mention the developers also hung around newsgroups...!