6 Apr
2000
6 Apr
'00
8:12 p.m.
At 11:14 AM 4/6/00 -0700, you wrote:
Yes, you paid,
but what about the cost of installing a new system every 3 or 4 years
because hardware is no longer supported with the new release or the new
version, or the hardware was phased out after months and spares no longer
exist.
This new hardware is ageing so fast that the Salvation Army is collecting
it by the time you paid for it. It is marvelous for a lot of people, but
keep it out of the factories.
Wim
I read that the actual cost of a wintel machine in an enterprise setting
is close to $22K annually, because most people spend a sizable
proportion of their time ( >15%) "futzing" (the article's terminology,
not
mine) around, that is, downloading and installing the newest version
of software X, changing settings, and, of course, rebooting.
Carlos.