On Jun 21, 2006, at 1:18 AM, Blaster wrote:
Why do respondent's keep talking about what people are doing with Sun
Rays
at home? I don't think this is Sun's target market. (Whether or not
it
should be is another discussion.)
I should drop this point in here...It definitely should be, because
technical people tend to recommend at work what works well for them for
similar tasks at home. Deeply technical people tend not to be the "I
refuse to look at a computer after 5PM" types. Some smart companies
have realized this...I think Sun understands it.
Besides, the argument _isn't_ that Sun Rays _never_ need replacing,
only that they have a drastically longer refresh cycle than a PC.
Actually, it is. Read about Sun Rays on Sun's website. Every
marketing
document talks about how they will never be obsolete. Here's one for
you
now.... http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/desktop_mgmt.pdf
"They do not become obsolete because they don't need additional
RAM or CPU power."
Sun's entire marketing department needs to be fired, and possibly
even beaten with very heavy things beforehand. This has needed to
happen for a very long time.
They didn't fall out of popularity due to no longer being capable of
displaying the newest user interface (your argument against the Sun
Ray longevity).
I actually never gave any specific reason, other than not being able
to do
full screen/full motion video...
We're discussing the old NCD X-terminals here?? *bzzt* I did it, on
several NCD X-terminals, both mono and color, with great frequency.
Only 5? I've got 9 Sun Ray 150s and 3 Sun Ray 1s. I paid $50 each for
them, even the 150s :)
Grrrrrrrr. I envy you for the 150s! B-|
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL
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