Re: [cobalt-users] Sun's new Linux box... Sun's new linux

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you fax me the refusal message, Bruce?  As you can see, I'm here
<smile>.

Bruce Timberlake wrote:

> It's actually cheaper than IBM and HP for similar configurations, and is
> either cheaper than, or marginally more expensive than, Dell. And Dell's
> support is bad to non-existent for Linux.

It may very well compare well to those; but most ISP-types I know won't
consider those systems either <smile>.  For me it's expensive <wry
grin>.

> Granted, we will never be cheaper than the clone-makers and local
> mom-and-pop shops building white boxes, but we also offer a lot more
> value-add via software stack and support options for the target markets
> (HPC/clusters, custom app deployers, etc).

I only said it was expensive because to me it felt expensive.  No other
reason or ulterior motive.

Jeff
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