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Sun Gagging Customers Damaged By Memory Problems?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speculation-and-rumors dept.

cchuter writes "Apparently Sun has been getting it's customers to be 'mum' about a certain memory problem for as long as 18 months. The problem is assumed to be the cause for many website outages (most visible, ebay). "

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  1. Like Ronald Reagan... by namespan · · Score: 5
    Perhaps memory problems are contagious. First, the computer displays them. Then, the customer mysteriously acquires them ("er, um, no. I don't think we had a memory problem"). Then, the vendor ("why no. I don't recall us pressuring anyone").


    Darn Jedi mind tricks...

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  2. Nothing secret about it by devphil · · Score: 5

    The existence of a problem with the 400MHz CPU with a 4 or 8MB cache has been well known on Usenet groups and a couple of online magazines. Sun engineers posting to the discussions say, "Yes, there's a problem. We think it might be foo, bar, or baz. Try the following steps..."

    I don't think I've ever heard or read anything about Sun denying a funky problem in those chips. They may still be looking for the precise cause, but every time the issue comes up, somebody from Sun generally admits to it.

    Dunno where the Gartner Group gets its figures from.

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