Re: Apple should buy SUN.

From: Wes Williams (KJ) (wes_at_classiarius.com)
Date: 11/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:20:54 GMT

Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <Wd6hf.18671$dT3.15684@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>,
> KJ <here@there.net> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> You claimed that all Dell servers cost more than the cheapest Sun
> server. You are wrong. How does that make Dell's business model work?
>
>
Again you are lost in the details.

Nobody claimed Sun has the absolute "lowest cost server" over Dell.
However, listen closely because this is what matters, Sun provides MUCH
more server for your dollar. Value vs. absolute cost - a very big
difference.

Dell attracts customers with a very low advertised price and charges
plenty to outfit to a usable state. Additionally, Dell's cheapest
"servers" you are referring to are made from econo-desktop parts - with
Sun you get real server grade components.

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