It was only a suggestion on our part that Sun might move into the PC market. I doubt that they will because they have so many other projects.
What's fun is to imagine what shape Sun's future products may take. And you never know what they'll do to make our life easier.
I think Oracle's, LE is right about Network appliances that are easy to use. I believe consumers will take a second look at these appliances.
For instance, I could use such an appliance in my kitchen. It could be connected to our Sun Workstation, which is what my husband eventually plans to buy for the home.
In my kitchen, I could use a Internet appliance that is as simple as the Palm Pilot but bigger because the Palm Pilot was designed for the pocket. But the Palm Pilot has everything on it that I believe I would need. The Palm Pilot could be synchronized with our Sun workstation.
PS: Mr. Mephisto is grateful for the comments. He had a very interesting day. At lunch, he listened to comments by Ervin Laszlo, who was born in Budapenst in 1932. He was a concert pianist in his teens and early twenties b4 turning to academic life and a string of part-time university appointments that included a chair in Philosophy at the State University of New York. Mr. Laszlo has published more than 60 books and some 400 papers and articles, which have been translated into 16 languages.
A growing interest in systems theory and its application to international affairs led to senior posts with UN and UNESCO.
I wasn't there, but I believe Mr. Laszlo believes there is an imminent threat to humanity as we know it today.
I quote from a page included in the workshop: What are the problems and opportunities with the factors identified
Problems: sensationalism and shortsightedness in the mainstream media; preoccupation with current issues of power in politics and issues of profit in business, and conservatism in the educational system.
Opportunities: "the growing interest, and indeed hunger, of people in all walks of life for information relevant to their life and future, and a growing willingness to consider long-term issues centered on survival, development, and the ethics presupposed by them."
I mention Mr. Ervin Laszlo's remarks because I believe our political system has failed us. Short-sighted politicians focus only on re-election and fund raising.
I believe that unless we focus on more serious issues, the issues that plague us now: global warming, pollution, poverty, the high illiteracy rate in the US, for example, it will be difficult for us to maintain our standard of living in the future.
Food for thought? |
