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To: Hardly B. Solipsist who wrote (9172)	12/15/1998 5:53:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (2) of 19080

>> If the cost/benefit is there, they'd use an appliance (they'd use a Maytag for that matter).<< I wonder about issues like upgradeablity. Does one just dump the whole thing in the trash can, when there's a serious upgrade needed? That's doesn't seem like cutting costs as much. What about maintainability? A new OS will be only serviceable by the geeks at Oracle and Sun. Nice move. One of those things that are suppose to be cheaper and end up being more expensive in the long run because it's so unique. Interoperability with other equipment? I don't trust anything that says it doesn't interoperate with other equipment. Let's get real, the whole computer industry is full of other equipment. It doesn't make sense for an enterprise to be "fully" dependent on one seller. Even if all equipment is compatible in-house, it still needs to communicate with tons of outside equipment. Interoperability is a huge maze, and can't be solved by gimmicks like "Iron Lung boxes".

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