So Addi, my old Sun friend, have you seen this new contraption by your old friend Sun Microsystems. What do you think? LSI INSIDE!
forbes.com
Sun's Ultra-Secret PC-Killer
By Om Malik
NEW YORK. 06:37 PM EDT—For the past 24
months, Sun Microsystems' (nasdaq: SUNW) chief
executive Scott McNealy has talked about his vision
of distributed computing, only to watch rival
Microsoft and the PC grow even more dominant on
the desktop.
Now scientists at Sun Labs have come-up with a
device that could bring McNealy's vision to life.
Code-named the "Corona," the new machine is a
much-improved version of the Java Station that
received a lukewarm reception two years ago. It
could reach the market as early as September. And
if it succeeds, it could become the PC-killer that
McNealy has long sought. ....con't
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Sun's new device, which its makers call the
"ultimate thin client," could pose a threat to IBM's
business and add more zip to Sun's revenues. Sun
hopes to sell over a million Coronas in 2000. Even at
$400 each, that's $400 million in sales. Add in Sun's
conventional line of $100,00-plus servers on the back
end, and this project could bring a billion dollars into
the company's already bulging coffers.
It could also mean significant profits for key
suppliers like LSI Logic (nyse: LSI), which may
manufacture microJava chips for the Corona.
No wonder, McNealy and his cohorts want to keep
Corona a secret.
Sounds good to me,
Michael |
