Sun never had a billion daily user network effect protecting its kingdom. Sun never generated the kind of net income that Facebook already is after just a decade. Sun never had the pile of cash that Facebook has. In fact, Sun hardly had any barriers protecting its kingdom, which is why it imploded so quickly after its peak.<p>In 1999 during the dotcom craze that bolstered Sun, they were generating about $300 million per quarter in profit. Inflation adjusted, Facebook is already four times larger, and they&#x27;re growing extremely fast.<p>Sun was more like DEC. They never had anything in common with Facebook&#x27;s business position today.