Doug, many thanks again. I do believe the main NC benefit is administrative saving rather than hardware cost. Thus, the initial market is no doubt in big companies like bank, insurance. NC could not replace PC in market demanding personal power like PC in research, at least not in the near future. However, would it be wonderful if everywhere has a big screen euqiped with something like "Thumper" to access EVERYTHING ON DEMAND network without installation, upgrade, troubleshouting and the like problems? I know that may eliminate a lot initial sales and services. But in the long run, the easier and cheaper, the more people will use, and thus more profits for BIG trend-making companies like Microsoft (at least it would win big by eliminating copyright problem). Is any company doing or try to do this?
As a shareholder, I am very pleased with NCD making and keeping excellent relationship with both Microsoft and IBM. Very often, if not most, science and technology is not pure science and technology, but more political issue (no matter formal or personal). Well, everyone knows far more better than me. You have done excellently.
I hate any hype and don't hype NCD. But anyone cares to discuss why or why not NCD will be taken over by IBM, Microsoft or other? |
