Greg, Following is more from the same article (I cut information you already posted):
9/24/96 Intel Sees PCs Managed By PCs As Solution To Rising Costs
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''The PC is one of the most awesome instruments of our time,'' Grove said at a Wired for Management forum sponsored by the company here, adding that the rising costs of PCs connected to a business network need to be resolved
The power of the personal computer is based on its adaptability, and one way to address rising costs would be to reduce the flexibility and adaptability. But that ''goes against the power and essence of a PC,'' Grove said.
Another solution is managed PCs, which would enable remote diagnosis and repair of PCs on a network, reducing the cost of maintaining PCs.
Intel's goal for managed PCs is to lower the cost and service of maintaining a PC in a business environment by as much as 15% in 1997.
It can be done ''without giving up the flexibility and adaptability of the PC,'' Grove said.
Intel released products intended to reduce costs for maintaining PCs in conjunction with the Wired for Management initiative announced today.
(END) DOW JONES NEWS 09-24-96
10:41 AM
Sound like Andy has been reading this thread, as he echo's many of the opinions that have been posted.
One other samll point in the debate: The trend in PC's has been shown over the last five or so years to be towards increased power and capability. Whenever a PC maker bets on a low cost, not state-of-the-art PC (Packard Bell last Christmas comes to mind), they get burned by consumer demand. This is an evolving industry, and anything can happen, but to project that the trends are going to reverse on a dime, and everyone (corporate and/or consumer) are suddenly going to want to give up their PC for a "thin client", I think is a fantasy.
Tell you what, let's take a survey. How many of us on this thread would be willing to give up their PC for a functional "thin client"? I'll tell you what, we will also through in an extra, say $400. with the "client" when you turn in your PC (to cover the cost difference), but you are not allowed to use an independent PC.
I will vote first: No Way.
John |
