Open source: Neil McAllister has a few ideas for how Sun can attract Linux customers and, in so doing, win back the market share Solaris once enjoyed. Easier said than done, of course, particularly since “all the momentum still seems to be behind Linux,” he adds. But one thing Sun has in its favor is that “Solaris is the technologically superior OS.” Seven ways Solaris can beat Linux. Columnist’s corner: Management, sometimes, can get fixated on the wrong ideals, particularly when it comes to purchasing enterprise software, as our Off the Record author learned in When will companies stop producing awful software? In this case, the boss overruled the evaluation. “All of my instincts said ‘Run very fast.'” This tale ends with not-so-mournful toasts to “idiots on parade.” The news beat: Google’s Firefox toolbar exposes private data, including usernames and passwords, by posting them to a phishing blacklist the company compiles. Symantec says that the Storm Worm has infected approximately 3000,000 PCs, thus making it the worst since 2005. And according to a survey conducted by Kelton Research 65 percent of Americans prefer their computer over their spouse. Sick. Technology Industry