for me, personally, it&#x27;s perverse historical interest.<p>in a larger sense, it&#x27;s because Oracle&#x27;s support policies make the market-clearing price for used SPARC hardware very, very reasonable.  The value of 3-year-old SPARC gear is essentially $1.<p>As a real Solaris&#x2F;SPARC customer, it&#x27;s cheaper to buy new than try to get a piece of used equipment into Oracle&#x27;s good graces.