To Bill,
I noticed that HP has a nice little section on their website,
delineating their position on NT, their own brand of Unix, their own
Risc chip, Merced, and Java. SGI has a section at their website
delineating the advantages of Unix over NT in terms of servers.
Apparently, SGI has made their chip plans and operating systems
plans clear to customers; I was wondering however why their website
does not contain a formal articulation of their plans. As I have
previously posted, I think the use of NT and Intel chips, while
perhaps necessary from a long term perspective, has the potential
to create confusion for SGI's current and potential customers. While
I am well aware that SGI 'ees on this thread have repeatedly stated
that the low end NT box is an "addition," I remain a bit mystified
as to why the co. seems unable or unwilling to set out a formal
articulation of its plans. Even DEC, I might note, has tried
to reassure its base, albeit somewhat vaguely, with statements
from its senior management regarding Alpha. |
