"Sun specializes in high-end gear, and somebody has to supply the computers that power this utility computing, " says Carr.

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But with its mix of consumer-friendly PCs, printers and big business servers--in addition to its vastly greater bulk--HP is a better leading indicator than Sun, which specializes in geeky gear used in data centers and by engineers.

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Sun, whose sophisticated Unix servers and data center gear competes with HP on the high end, could be hurt as well.

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Her mother, Sun Fuyou, rifles through faded photos of a beaming young girl in ski gear.

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