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To: paul who wrote (16300)	5/11/1999 7:59:00 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 64865

cnbc was showing a review on cost of pc's I believe the number was $10m yr. Time for suwn to move further....

To: paul who wrote (16300)	5/11/1999 9:19:00 PM
From: Martin Milani	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

paul it is a lot higher..$10k to $14...Gartner, Meta, Forrester, IDC and Giga have figures in this range

To: paul who wrote (16300)	5/12/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

>> well depending on who you believe it costs about $3500-5000 >> per year to maintain a PC. I'll call you on that; please explain in detail or point to references. There is no plausible argument that a PC is more expensive to maintain; especially those outlandish numbers. >> Sun's licensing model for Java is beyond you or me..and the >> opportunities are absolutely there. That's a scary statement because we're saying there is no plan; nice tech but no $plan. Regardless of the licensees JavaSoft is losing money.