Scott McNealy: Industry Icon

Sorry to see Scott resign as CEO of Sun - he is a feisty fellow, passionate about everything he does, always ready with a quip.

But if it means Jonathan Schwartz, the new CEO will aggressively move Sun in to his vision of utility computing then I think buyers have reasons to be optimistic about the company. Michael Lehman, who is back as CFO should help transition to the different economics that require. I did a panel with Michael in the late 90s and was impressed at his savviness way beyond finance.

Update: James Governor has a  passionate piece defending Scott's loyalty to his staff and a concern about his continuing to hang around as Chairman