Promising Collaborations in the Tech Sector...but my stock is still loosing money

Title: Sun, Intel Strike Win-Win Server Pact
Author: Walaika Haskins
From: ecommercetimes.com

This article outlines the details of a new deal between Sun Microsystems and Intel Corp. Haskins writes "Under the new partnership, Intel has agreed to distribute and support the Solaris OS to its customers". Additionally, "Intel will also endorse Java and Netbeans products and support the OpenSolaris and open Java communities.I really like to see companies with traditionally separate, proprietary technologies getting together these days. As Haskins notes, "They are following the money." These companies are learning to recognize what consumers really want. Not only that, but now, unlike during the tech boom, they are willing to share ideas and technologies to sell products. Ten years ago, especially companies like Sun tried to do everything on their own so as to scrounge up and lock-in as many customers as possible. Since Microsoft was really the only one that has been able to sustain that, now we (as consumers) have a need for something to compete with Microsoft. Not that M$ is all that evil, but they it is better for the progression of the market that should never stand unopposed. I see great promise for both producer and consumer in this deal. When Intel decides explicitly to support something, it contributes to the advancement of Intel's products, as well as the products it includes. Sun will no doubt be driven to improve Solaris, and the Java/Netbeans suite and to match the features and performance of competing M$ and even open source enterprise solutions. AMD, in a similar fashion, made improvements in production efficiency, power consumption, and pricing when it partnered with Dell....of course that hasn't really helped my stock in either of those, so I guess I shouldn't expect to make money from the Sun/Intel deal...but who knows what Q2 and Q3 will bring in '07....
peace.