Re: [cobalt-users] Raq VS. Xserve

["Matt Darnell" <mdarnell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Curious what you mean when you say XTR debacle?  They seem to be the
mid-point between the RaQ4 & 550.

Is the 550 even selling yet?  I read the Apple box isn't close to being
widely released.

I am having issues restoring my XTR's but I am sure it is because I am so
new to the product.

-Matt


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Braverman" <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: [cobalt-users] Raq VS. Xserve


> Ok.
>
> After reading all the banter about this topic and the subsequent Cobalt
> bashing I have to say this...
>
> I have had Raqs since they came out and with the exception of the XTR
> introduction debacle, I have had excellent use of them and they have saved
> my company lots of money and trouble.  If you use it for what it was
> designed for and don't experiment, it is a great machine.
>
> That said...
>
> IMHO, Sun (A multi BILLION dollar company) could easily write a fantastic
> new GUI for the Cobalts that would out the Xserve to shame, they could
> incorporate a real remote access GUI solution when you need access to the
> server but the web interface is down.  They COULD do all these things and
a
> myriad more.  But like most big companies, they fail to properly invest in
a
> good thing and keep developing new more expensive items rather than taking
a
> good thing and expanding upon that!
>
> SUN.... Wake up... We don't want a new machine.  We want you to develop
your
> software on which we have all spent tens of thousands of dollars and we
want
> new GUI tools to help us do our work better.  So take 100 programmers and
> get them into a closet and let them write the best GUI their is.
>
> Rant done... :)
>
> Jason
>
>
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