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To: paul who wrote (7298)	1/27/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (1) of 64865

Paul, Thank you. HP is going to have to do a lot more than push some ads to convince the world and themselves of their commitment to Unix. I happen to have inside information about HP & its Unix platform. Their commitment to Unix died a long time ago, starting about the same time they hired a MSFT bigot as second-in-command to Lew Platt. Their Unix development team resources have been summarily drained since then & HP has pushed NT like crazy. In fact, Intel signed their deal with SUNW to do a 64-bit Merced in part because they had lost confidence in HP's ability to deliver 64-bit Unix on time with the release of the chip (which was developed by HP). Ever since, HP has been doing some serious damage control in the media. HP made a serious strategic mistake in putting so much emphasis on NT. If they want to compete with SUNW in the enterprise arena, they have to get their Unix act together, and soon. Otherwise, they will be pushed ever closer to the role of another reseller for Intel. cheers, cherylw

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