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joel-garry_at_home.com (Joel Garry) wrote in message news:<91884734.0312151158.4372b5c4_at_posting.google.com>...
> I think he has a point about DEC. IMO DEC was successful because it
> was able to skim off those customers from Iron Big Mama that could run
> their apps on minicomputers - and it died when it couldn't see that
> micros would do the same thing to it.
Not just that. They also had one of the more arrogant corporate
cultures I've ever seen. So many times I argued technical points
with DEC's techos, only to be told to piss off because they were
"DEC experts" therefore they "knew". We can see where their expertise
landed them nowadays...
I know quite a few people out there who cheered when DEC went under,
mostly fed-up with their over the nose attitudes.
> Is the same thing going to
> happen with load distribution? Quite possibly, and it might be a big
> mistake to bet the farm on a couple of flying pigs. Big Iron is still
> around, after all.
>
Exactly. That is a point that people keep forgetting. Big Iron IS AROUND. And they are not asleep. Far from it. The problem is that before, there was healthy competition in that market. Nowadays, it's a monopoly. And a foul smelling one at that...
Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam
Received on Mon Dec 15 2003 - 18:35:28 CST