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From: rick@ameristar (Rick Spanbauer)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Sun's Competitive Strategy (Was: Re: P1754
Message-ID: <1990Nov24.160354.9937@ameristar>
Date: 24 Nov 90 16:03:54 GMT
References: <1990Nov21.174938.7861@zoo.toronto.edu> <6769@uceng.UC.EDU> <1990Nov23.181851.26588@zoo.toronto.edu>
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In article <1990Nov23.181851.26588@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>In article <6769@uceng.UC.EDU> dmocsny@minerva.che.uc.edu (Daniel Mocsny) writes:

	[edited]

>>>To be plausible, such theories should explain why Sun's earlier products
>>>remain cloaked in secrecy.
>>
>So why haven't they changed Sun's policies regarding its older systems?
>As I've asked (rhetorically) before:  what possible end can be served by
>the continuing secrecy regarding the insides of the Sun 2?  One would
>expect secrecy about new systems but a more relaxed attitude about old
>ones.  From Sun, if anything we are getting the reverse!  This is why
>I suggest devious scheming or sheer irrationality as an explanation.

	Well, Henry, it is pretty clear that when it comes to Sun you
	prefer elaborate conspiracy theories ;-)  I find Sun's reluctance
	to release eg schematics of motherboards, power supplies, etc
	an inconvenience, too.  Under the "dubious scheming" heading, we might
	find that they don't make such information available to limit
	choices in arranging for third party repair of modules.  

>"I'm not sure it's possible            | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
>to explain how X works."               |  henry@zoo.toronto.edu   utzoo!henry

					Rick Spanbauer
					Ameristar