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To: Dulane U. Ponder who wrote (6087)	12/10/1997 4:20:00 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

In a nutshell ( I'm supposed to be working ). We use NT on desktops and on non-critical applications. All our critical applications are either on UNIX servers or mainframes. I don't see NT taking over from large UNIX servers or mainframes any time soon. At least, not during this century.

To: Dulane U. Ponder who wrote (6087)	12/10/1997 4:29:00 PM
From: Holger Johannsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Dulane, I'm no technical expert in this area (at least not compared to others on this board) but I noticed from your profile that you also visit the Compaq board. I'm long on Compaq but I don't necessarily share the opinions on this board. There are many people who feel that UNIX will be replaced soon and Wintel will rule the world. This is IMHO a very narrow minded view and you should not listen to it without making further research. I would recommend reading some of the older messages on this board especially by Addi and twister. This will give you a good idea about the two different opinions on Sun. BTW, I would have never bought Sun just for Java or Bill Gates. My reasons are the strong growth in the server and storage business. Nevertheless I feel you made a good decision to buy Sun :-) Holger