| Sumario: | In 1997, the bosses of Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and IBM will attempt to prove that “network computers”—stripped-down computers linked to a network that holds most of their software and data—will shortly overtake the prevalent personal computer (PC). They are grounding their case mainly on an economic argument: that the network computers are not only less costly than a PC to purchase but also cost even less to run. That would be a powerful advantage, given that most firms find that maintenance, support, and training are by far the greatest costs of owning PCs. However, a closer examination of the numbers implies that the truth is less clear.
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