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To: Amy J who wrote (98932)	2/14/2000 9:55:00 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 186894

Dear Amy J: "from Microsoft"--well considering the regular blistering SCOTTY gives BILLY what else would you expect them to say? jdn

To: Amy J who wrote (98932)	2/14/2000 10:00:00 AM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Amy, > Little real innovation has occurred with Sun processors. The UltraSPARC family is falling behind Intel. Typically 50 percent more UltraSPARC processors are needed to match Intel performance. Yes, what's up with that, and the reliability FUD Sun puts out, diametrically opposed to many other stories we hear like this (there's Gartner again): The Reality: Major customers, such as Quote.com, are switching from Sun to the Microsoft© Windows© platform because it offers better reliability. The Proof: Despite Sun?s claim that their high-end servers are highly reliable and built with redundant components, customers report that failures in service processors, controllers, processor cards, and other components have caused entire production systems to fail. (Source: Gartner Group, press reports) Analyst reports have repeatedly raised the issue of reliability problems with Sun platforms, and have gone so far as to recommend that customers not use Sun servers in environments that require high availability. (Source: Gartner Group Tony

To: Amy J who wrote (98932)	2/14/2000 10:33:00 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 186894

Amy, RE: Sun v. MSFT One thing I found interesting (though obviously biased): <Sun's upcoming UltraSPARC III will require replacement of existing customer equipment. (Source: Gartner Advisory 07/01/1999)> It doesn't say what percentage of "customer equipment". But, when true, the investment will usually trigger at the least an informal review of systems strategy, by the end user. When that happens, Sun will win some and Microsoft (Intel) will win some, but the MSFT/INTC wins will be incremental & increase share. Lots of "if's", I know. John