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To: David R who wrote (4566)2/16/2000 12:06:00 AM
From: i-node   of 5102
 
The press has been beating the thin-client drum for nearly 4 years.

You're right. The fact is, for most commercial applications, the fat client is a "sunk cost". New applications may well implement thin clients where appropriate -- but the majority of business' internal dealings will, I think, continue to be done on fat clients for some time to come.

I've been consulting with a small company ($40 Million sales, 50 employees, 3 locations) about new software where a thin client implementation would make a lot of sense. YOU CAN'T GET THESE GUYS TO TURN LOOSE OF THESE PCs. Period. They could get by fine with a damned WebTV they STILL want PCs.
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