__/ [ Tim Smith ] on Friday 21 July 2006 02:01 \__
> In article <OhRvg.115166$A8.112505@clgrps12>, Oliver Wong wrote:
>>> Opinion: Why get a remote client (essentially a relic) when you can
>>> convert the same machine into a proper PC with a lot of software, for
>>> free?
>>
>> Remote clients seem like they are making a big comeback. Consider how
>> much you (Roy) like web apps, for example.
>
> For years, we've been hearing how remote clients were the way to go, and
> the
> PC was dead. Now that Windows is going to have a remote client, the story
> changes and it is remote clients that are the relics. Geesh!
Remote/thin clients are brilliant. Converting a perfectly
acceptable host into a thin client (with some more XP
'lipstick') and then praising it is like converting your GMC
into a livestock van rather than getting the free
refurbishment (Linux eq.) from the car dealership.
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