Re: Apple should buy SUN.

From: KJ (here_at_there.net)
Date: 11/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:40:54 GMT

Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <PI%gf.31194$1l6.5311@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>, KJ wrote:
>> This is now a completely dated statement. Sun has introduced faster AND
>> cheaper systems than Dell that are certified to run Unix, Linux, and
>> Windows. You'll have to pay more for a slower, less efficient, Dell
>> that offers less flexibility of software choices as compared to a new Sun.
>
> The cheapest server I see at Sun is $745. Dells statr much lower than that.
>
>
Thank you Tim for demonstrating why Dell's business model works.

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