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To: nihil who wrote (28078)	2/21/2000 7:38:00 PM
From: David Kelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Better be careful about talking "out classed" and Intel in one statement. Take a look around at the processor market and then reconsider you statement. Do names like AMD, Transmeta and Apple mean anything to you. I think you will agree it's about reputation, stability and longevity and not simply about raw anything. By the way the Crusoe chip was designed by a former Sun engineer, if I recall correctly. Sun said their decision was not based on technical issues but that there was no "quid pro quo." Just go outside take a few breaths of that intoxicating Hawaiian air and relax. david

To: nihil who wrote (28078)	2/21/2000 7:55:00 PM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Sun will be crippled unless Solaris on Itanium (or Solaris Sparc) is cost-effective enough to overcome its excessive cost of ownership. Could you clarify what you are suggesting here? Are you suggesting that Sun's only possible future is to port to Itanium, junk Sparc, and become yet another Intel box company? And how exactly are we measuring cost-effectivity and cost of ownership? Haven't we entered the era of free Solaris, making the cost of the operating system moot? And, isn't the TOC balanced in favor of Solaris on Sparc over WinNT and friends already?