Two peices of sun related news.

eWeek – Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced a series of technologies and initiatives to help developers build applications and Web services more effectively and enjoy a better overall development experience.
PC vendors eye Java InfoWorld
PC Makers Keep Their Eye on Java PC World
ZDNet.com – ZDNet.co.uk – Cnet Asia – and 15 related »

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,985545,00.asp

The Register – Sun Microsystems’ branded Linux distribution has been extinguished before it ever even caught a light.
Sun abandons its own Linux flavour VNUNet
Sun Drops Linux Distro Slashdot
eWeek – Computerwire.info (subscription) – The Age – InternetNews.com – and 25 related »

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30005.html

Both from google news. Pity. suns copy of linux could have been pretty cool. Also the newer easer java could be pretty cool too.