mmcohen@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Michael M. Cohen) (03/23/91)
The new machines should kick SUN's ass in the unix market, but a number of managers are resisting purchasing anything but Sparcs. To ease the transition from SUN to HP machines I suggest offering reduced price upgrade paths to HP 7XX series from SUN3&4 machines. Only problem would be what to do with all the used SUNs which would result...
jbc@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Jeff Caldwell) (03/30/91)
> >The new machines should kick SUN's ass in the unix market, >but a number of managers are resisting purchasing anything >but Sparcs. To ease the transition from SUN to HP machines >I suggest offering reduced price upgrade paths to HP 7XX >series from SUN3&4 machines. Only problem would be what to >do with all the used SUNs which would result... >---------- This is only hearsay but I believe there is some trade in program where a credit is given for DECstations and Suns (after all HP realizes customers don't want those outdated machines. We'll be using them as paper weights :-)) Being an engineer, I'm not in the know of how these beauties are being sold. -Jeff Caldwell | Calif. Lang. Lab Disclaimer: This is not an official statement of H.P., nor is it necessarily H.P.'s opinion. I only speak for myself.