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62615the mini is a mind Fxxx its really not all that cheap when you run the numbers..cfimx-1/12/2005
62614<i>you can store porn and pictures of your ex gf and all kinds of stuff.&lQwikSand-1/12/2005
62613I think the only reason people settle for PCs is that they _are_ cheap. Heaven Charles Tutt-1/12/2005
62612you can store porn and pictures of your ex gf and all kinds of stuff. people juscfimx-1/12/2005
62611well they could but they don't point is that peecees will always be "ccfimx-1/12/2005
62610As QwikSand has pointed out, the key is what you do with the hard disk. If you Charles Tutt-1/12/2005
62609Sun has been selling $1000 Unix systems for years. I'm pretty sure if they Charles Tutt-1/12/2005
62608there is no compelling reason to go sans disk when you get one in a box like thecfimx-1/12/2005
62607sorry but you are going to have a hard time competing against $500 unix clients cfimx-1/12/2005
62606<i>the point is the hd adds a few bucks to the cost so why not?</i> QwikSand-1/12/2005
62605Very few are. Edit: ... and those that are locked down, while they may be rougCharles Tutt-1/12/2005
62604How many people use voice mail rather than answering machines? It's the samCharles Tutt-1/12/2005
62603not at all. PEECEES can be locked down by admins. ;-)cfimx-1/12/2005
62602the point is the hd adds a few bucks to the cost so why not? users LOVE peecees cfimx-1/12/2005
62601While it probably will require less system administration than a Windows based PCharles Tutt-1/12/2005
62600If you were designing a PC from scratch today for a medium-to-large corporation,QwikSand-1/12/2005
62599lol! take a look at the mini and ask yourself how much admin it will take! the mcfimx-1/12/2005
62598Did everybody notice all the Sun computers in the tsunami story on the PBS News Charles Tutt-1/12/2005
62597PCs require that you be your own sysadmin. A lot of people are tiring of that tCharles Tutt-1/12/2005
62596but if you can get a peecee for cheaper than an NC they will buy it all day evercfimx-1/12/2005
62595no i said gates would buy msft if he thought it was a bargain.. regardscfimx-1/12/2005
62594I think the mini is a great product concept and priced right. To me the PC is galydar-1/12/2005
62593Roomy: You said Mc-Nealy would buy SUNW if he thought the stock will go up. ThGhassan I. Ghandour-1/12/2005
62592They seem like totally different concepts to me, each with its advantages and diCharles Tutt-1/12/2005
62591the apple mini is the reason you will never ever ever never never ever see a thicfimx-1/11/2005
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