[H-GEN] sun guns for the desktop and for bill

[Harry Phillips]

Harry Phillips wrote:
> 
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>> http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/features/schwartz-ms.html
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> 
> I just had a look at that web site and it has a link to "Sun Java Desktop"
> 
> Has anyone used that product as a replacement for Windows? What was it 
> like? Can you run Windows programs without computability issues?
> 
> Has anyone got a copy?
> 

Don't bother replying, I have had a more extensive read of the web site, 
Windows replacement indeed. It's just a Linux distro with productivity 
stuff that comes with it.

I can easily do that myself with:

1. Mandrake 9.2 (everything mentioned on the Sun site comes with MDK9.2)
2. Windows and OpenOffice.org.

Solution 1 only costs me time downloading the ISO's from 
mirror.aarnet.edu.au at one of the HUMBUG meetings plus 99c for 3 CD-R's.

Solution 2 only costs $144AUS.

The Sun Java Desktop costs $100US / p.a. (probably ~$150AUS) and for 
that yearly fee you can't run your Windows apps like MYOB, where as with 
Windows you can.

Let me ask you, why would I want to pay a *yearly* fee to Sun so that I 
can't run Windows apps when I can pay a once off fee and I can run MYOB?

Good luck Sun, you are going to need it. Bill must be laughing his arse 
off after reading that.

-- 
Regards,
Harry Phillips
--- Failure is not an option,
     it comes bundled with your Microsoft product.