I think SunRays as a service is a terrific idea too. Except the video. Unless you are only going after store front services and call centers as your customers. About once a month I get request to "fix" the video support so our users can watch their training videos. Smaller business, like those that would pay for a services like this, won't like being told that their training video for their favorite accounting package cannot be viewed.
Fox > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ivar Janmaat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SunRay-Users mailing list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Sun desktop grid to power "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ? > Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:06:14 +0200 > > > Hello Jerry, > > The price of $50 was only for the consumer Sun ray hardware. > I think the Sun ray is of the same complexity as a wireless > consumer router which is also priced around $50. > If you can mass produce the Sunray for this price I think the > business model will be very different. > > Ivar > > Jerry Callison wrote: > > > > > Ivar Janmaat wrote: > > > >> Jerry Callison wrote: > >> > >>> Yes, we support multiple companies from a central server farm. > >> > >> > >> Interesting. Are you delivering JDS or MS Windows as a service? > > > > > > I am interested in offering JDS, but so far MS Windows has had a > > lot more sales traction. Most decision makers that I have met > > with do not know there is an option other than MS Windows. I can > > (and do) communicate, train, and even offer free JDS service for > > a trial, but it is still an uphill battle if they have never even > > heard of it. > > > > Furthermore, there are many more vertical apps in the market than > > I had ever imagined previously, many of which require MS Windows. > > My partners and I have been looking at what it would take to > > convert or rewrite these apps so they could run on Solaris 10. > > If anyone at Sun is listening (teehee, I know you are!), then I > > would love an opportunity to discuss this further. > > > >>> My opinion on a centrally-managed, consumer-oriented Sun Ray > >>> service is that one would need to be very careful to target the > >>> right consumer group. > >> > >> > >> I totally agree. I can also imagine that there are consumers who want > >> both. > >> In order to get to this point however you need consumer prices > >> say $50 for a Sunray and fast scalability of the servers. > > > > > > I agree with this as well. A hybrid environment for consumers > > would be very beneficial for many households. I think your price > > point is right, but I have not yet decided whether this service > > could be operated profitably. > > > >> I think the right order to get to the consumer would be: > >> SME businesses > >> SME businesses working at home > >> Selected consumer groups. > >> Broader consumer availability. > >> I estimate the whole process will take 10 years at the rate we > >> are going now. > > > > > > I think your order is right on target. Regarding the timing, I > > would encourage you to check out _The Innovator's Dilemma_, by > > Clayton Christensen. I think the Sun Rays would qualify as a > > disruptive technology. > > > > It's good to hear that there are others doing the same thing. I > > know of a couple of other people who are also considering making > > the leap. > > -jerry > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SunRay-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users > _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
