Another difference between a used car salesman and a router sales droid is that the used car salesman knows how to drive his product. > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard C. Berkowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 6:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall > > > >With all this Juniper stuff flying around, I remind you all to > >consider that core routing represents something like 16% of Cisco's > >revenue stream and Juniper only make core routers. > > > >Pete > > > Putting on my chef's hat, I have several tools that variously remove > apple cores, leaving the rest intact, or also slice the remaining > part. Does this mean that Victorinox, Sabatier, etc., are > significant players in the core market? > > Those ...routers...that also slice the fruit into segments, clearly, > are distributed edge processors in the same housing as the core > router. > > As far as the charges and countercharges about the Lightreading > tests, the Master of Networks asked the Novice, > > "Grasshopper, what is the difference between a seller of used cars > and a networking marketdroid?" > > "I know not, sensei. Enlighten me." > > "The seller of used cars knows when he is lying." > > In a different current controversy, one wonders if new.net has any > conception of the operational impact their product may have. See > continuing flames on NANOG. > > It may be necessary to bring in a mediator to deal with the question > of whether Cisco is faster than Juniper, or vice versa. Perhaps Bill > Clinton can help explain the meaning of "is" in this context. > > _________________________________ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct > and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]