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Publications
- December 1999
- HBS Case Collection
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A3): Network Computer: Robert Gianni on Answering the Skeptics
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner
Abstract
The concept behind the network computer (NC) at Sun Microsystems, Inc. was simple: bringing workstation performance to the desktop. Recent technological breakthroughs and changes in the marketplace made the NC project timely. But internal and external skeptics wondered if the NC would be seen as a throwback to the old days of mainframe computing.
Keywords
Technology Networks; Technology Adoption; Fluctuation; Risk And Uncertainty; Technology Industry; Computer Industry
Citation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A3): Network Computer: Robert Gianni on Answering the Skeptics." Harvard Business School Case 300-077, December 1999.
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