Star Sun's Java Desktop System 2 is No Improvement
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 2nd Jun 2004 03:13 UTC
SUN Microsystems Sun introduced recently the second version of Java Desktop System (JDS) for a flat fee per employee/per year. We tried it and here is what we found out about:
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RE: This review stinks
by Anonymous on Wed 2nd Jun 2004 14:34 UTC

> Yes, and I've seen other Sun products in call centres: JavaStations. A great way of spending top dollar on dead-end proprietary solutions when bog-standard "no name" PCs could have done the job better and lasted more than the five minutes it took for the JavaStations to become obsolete (and completely unsupported by Sun).

The parallel you're trying to draw is absolutely pointless and seriously resembles FUD, since it has no relevance to the product being discussed and carries negativity without factual support. JDS *is* intended to be deployed on "no name" PC's in attempt to deliver better cost savings and manageability than running Windows or Linux (RedHat, SuSE, etc.) on the same hardware.