All About Sun Microsystems Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : All About Sun Microsystems

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Vikas Deolaliker who wrote (270)	1/20/1997 10:55:00 AM
From: Jesse Pollard	of 64865

[TO ALL: negative NC press] The following was taken from ZDnet & can be found at: www5.zdnet.com The initial cost of NCs is higher than promised. "Under $500" was the promise. "About $1000" is the reality. The first NCs cost about as much as a low-end PC. The maintenance cost of NCs is higher than promised. With the PC model, you spend a lot on the clients (the desktop machines). With the NC model, you spend a lot on the servers and the network infrastructure. Either way, you spend a lot. As The Economist puts it, "...network computers may often cost a company almost as much as... PCs. Add the cost of switching, and they may cost even more..." The compatibility of NCs is less than promised. The first NCs lock users into proprietary systems. Sun's JavaStation, for instance, requires a Sun Netra server to boot up. (Once up, it can browse any TCP/IP-compliant server.) What happened to the dream of mixing and matching clients and servers from any vendor? Not mentioned in the article is the absence of software upgrades for the client - I would think this is significant. I know that over the past ten years I have spent far more on software than hardware on the five personal computers I have owned. Any comments? JP

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next