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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (48628)	8/23/2000 1:13:59 AM
From: mozek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Ebay is a cluster of systems running what is supposed to be mission critical software, and it crashed as I was using it a few weeks ago (I don't use it that often). I verified that the service had, in fact, gone down because I was talking to someone on the phone who had the same experience. I have been able to use many applications on my laptop, running Win2000 Professional, for over a month without shutting it down by using suspend/resume. If you want to compare apples to apples (not saying you do), compare the crashes on the Dell site vs Ebay, not a low cost PC running a pre-NT OS vs a cluster of extremely expensive Sun machines running Sun's flagship, industrial strength system. You're clearly smart enough to have full intent behind your comparisons and statements. It's too bad that you don't use more objectivity. I'm sure it would make for more interesting, thought-provoking reading. Mike

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (48628)	8/23/2000 10:31:41 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

How long has it been since EBay last crashed? How long has it been since your desktop last crashed? Didn't EBAY crash only 2 months ago? As far as crashing is concerned, I sit next to an Imac that is rarely used, although it frequently crashes. Crashes from time to time are to be expected regrdless of OS and do not happen to Windows based machines, unless of course, you buy all of the bullsh** from McNealy. had enough of that, you know? No I don't. I use Windows and rarely have problems. When I do, it is usually just after installing new drivers from third party vendors. I like Windows and the fact that it is a common language so to speak. You should try to be more objective. BK