IE has been frozen for a number of years largely at the request of large corporations that didn't want to upgrade and impact the stability of their systems. The result was that new browsers were able to spring up and begin taking market share.
Having a portable, personal Web device opens the door to a number possibilities, such as sharing and updating all kinds of information, in real-time.
With Microsoft bleeding a certain number of people to companies like Google, putting Ozzie in that position sends a message to employees that they will be loved,
I think you can say that Sun is being aggressive in actually getting Grid computing out there as part of the base load on a number of systems. You are not paying extra for it; you get it as part of the package.
They put in a number of their top assets to really turn the group around. Going forward, they have a team that can execute and meet their dates.