“Recently, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have been pushing a vision of the future in which computing hardware is free  actually, sold with software subscriptions. IT customers tempted to sign on should take a lesson from the recent box-office bomb Troy and beware of suits bearing gifts. Because it’s very clear that this version of free hardware will actually be controlled hardware  controlled, specifically, to effectively seize control of the customer’s operation.
Link: catb.org
