We were hesitant to use Windows NT because right now it crashes all the time. But Maclwaine says Sun's edge may not be permanent. Once NT is stable, it will be a challenging argument against Sun's machines, cost-wise. Sun downplays the NT factor. We want to maintain a two-year lead over NT, no matter what.
Some analysts agree.
NT and Intel have not lived up to their scalability promises and they've got a long way to go to catch up with Unix servers. Sun is healthy financially. Sun is vulnerable in the traditional workstation business, Crabs says. Although Sun is the market leader, workstation sales are growing slowly.