Lights On But No One Home At Sun Grid

cygnusx writes "The Register reveals that Sun's pay-for-use grid computing services hasn't picked up a single customer yet." From the article: "The missing customers prove quite shocking when you consider that utility computing users must agree to be named in marketing programs as part of their contract with Sun - a fact learned by The Register and confirmed by a Sun spokeswoman. More than one year since it first started hyping the 'pay-for-use grid computing services' Sun is still weeks away from presenting a customer to the public. The program has proved much tougher to sell that Sun ever imagined."

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Ha ha

[Moby Cock]

It really tickles my funny bone to see big companies make such big mistakes. I realise that this makes my a very cynical person but I can't help the way I feel. I like it even better when Hollywood makes giant flops. Remember that stupid Alexander the Great movie last year?

Seriously though, why would someone subscribe to this service? Its not like computers are overly expensive anymorew and there is a fairly broad base of expertise to draw upon nowadays for system admin services.

Re:It's entirely SUN's own fault

[RingDev]

"Unless of course you're doing something with free software like Bittorrent where you don't need to money and everything else is cost neglible."

Yes, because software developers don't eat and have no need for earthly goods.

-Rick

Grid computing is cheap really

[linzeal]

Not exactly, but one of many reasons methinks. Another one is that people have a real problem running anything with their numbers on someone else's hardware period. If they are thinking that this is going to fly in the US where a great majority of adults drive their own cars to work even in cities with public transportation, own 3400 square foot McMansion instead of a 2000 square foot Victorian or in general prefer their own toys to play with they are smoking better stuff than me and I'm in Humboldt. Sun should of lent the platform to be sold as a software solution that would run on existing hardware like the office computers at night. I'm currently writing up a white paper for a grid computing solution at my new campus and it has nothing to do with purchasing any hardware or software and everything about using the computers we already have more effectively.

[OT] Sorry for being your spelling Nazi

[hummassa]

(really, I'm sorry, don't mod me to oblivion or flame me)
it's Asperger's syndrome