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Sun Announces Its First Laptop

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-machine dept.

boarder8925 writes "Enterprise computer maker Sun Microsystems announced its first-ever laptop yesterday, saying the machine was designed to let engineers and scientists perform demanding computer tasks away from their desks. Sun, which has seen sales fall for the last four years, said that it was also lowering prices for some of its computers by up to 40 percent."

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  1. Not as heavy by The_Rippa · · Score: 4, Funny

    It doesn't seem big enough (dimension-wise) to fulfill it's purpose.

    I mean, in two years will it be able to hold down as much paper from blowing away as a full-size SparcStation does?

  2. We're Cutting Prices On All Items... by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's right! Sun's cutting prices up to 40%! Mad Dog McNealy is running throughout the store, lifting his leg to great deals! Look at this great workstation! Was 5 trillion dollars, now only 443 billion dollars! With prices like these, this sale won't last long! Get down here while there are stil LOW LOW prices!

    Mad Dog McNealy says "Linux is Red Hat, Red Hat is evil, but Microsoft is A-okay!"

    This sale is brought to you by Sun Computers, maker of Java, slower than Espresso, and guaranteed to run badly on any platform!

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    The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
  3. Re:$3,400 by enigmatichmachine · · Score: 4, Funny

    and it weigh's over 20 LBS and has no battery, I would call a tadpole a "laptop form factor computer", kinda like how kraft has to call that stuff it makes "processed cheese food"

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    -and occasionaly a giant moose.
  4. Re:Way too much unfair bad publicity by NickFortune · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gosh, with silver tounged ambassadors like yourself ready to launch a charm offensive on their behalf, how can they possibly lose?

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    Don't let THEM immanentize the Eschaton!
  5. Re:Sun's Lsat Chance by Decaff · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't be suprised to see a slashdot story announcing Sun going out of business within a few months.

    Me neither. They have been turning up regularly for years.