Re: [cobalt-users] I have the dumb question of the day/week/year

["Dave Thurman (Mailing List Email)" <listonly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 10/20/02 8:48 AM, Thom LaCosta stated:

> On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Dave Thurman (Mailing List Email) wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Why in the world are we expected to stay at a Raq3 level when we are now at
>> Raq550 level. As an owner of a Cobalt server I should be able to get updates
>> and upgrades to the newest distro, with out getting out a bunch of test
>> tools and soldering irons. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN APPLIANCE.
> 
> Sure it's an appliance. And, as an appliance operator, none of us should
> expect to be "tinkering" under the hood (g).  It's probably unrealistic to
> wish that you could keep your server updated.

Well, point taken about it being an appliance, but! Isn't a windows XP or a
Mac OS 9/X computer also considered an appliance. What is the true Computer
Industry definition of an appliance??
> 
>> 
>> So what about it. Does Sun just expect us to buy new machines each time
>> there is a new model?? The new model of course has a newer OS.
> 
> Oh course they do.  One of these days, some savvy Cobalt users and/or
> folks who see the market potential will offer things to us appliance
> operators that Sun won't.

Well that falls under the typical shareware area. We have that already. But
that is not the answer.

Sun System owners running SPARCS, do they have to buy a new box for every OS
upgrade?? I bet not. A revolt would come about and the true professionals
would look elsewhere for servers.
> 
> The sad part is that as long as there is a ready source of folks who need
> appliances, there will be a ready source of new customers who don't know
> any better, and Sun can maintain it's myopic viewpoint on customer
> loyalty.

Unfortunately this must be there take on us Cobalt users.
> 
> thom

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