__/ [ BearItAll ] on Thursday 12 April 2007 17:01 \__
> We all have used remote UNIX/Linux applications of some kind. sam (system
> adm), kate, some will even use a full gnome. The processor you are using
> for work isn't the one on the client. As far as your client is concerned
> all it is doing is passing keystrokes to the remote system and receiving a
> refreshed display. So it is fast, the first load of something like the full
> gnome desktop is a big load, but because the sections are broken into
> smaller pieces, then interaction with any part does not require a full
> refresh.
>
> MS are going to miss this boat too if they don't get a proper remote
> version of MS office out there.
What about Citrix? Didn't they also want to acquire it, but risked antitrust?
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