Jim, >>>The high end that you are refering to is not a large percentage of computing world in terms of units <<<
Somehow, I think you are thinking high end meaning servers on the Internet (like SI) or as used to produce movies (Titanic)and maybe some super word processing.
I'm thinking of high end computers for use by Airlines (British Air, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Finnair, Air India, EVA, et al); Banks (City Corp, Chase, Hong Kong Shanghai, CreditSuisse, First Bank Boston, JP Morgan, etc); Brokerage Houses (Merril, Schwab,Prudential, Smithbarny, ....), Credit Card Processing; Shipping Companies (Fedex, UPS, Purolator, DHL, Airborne Express, Sealand, Maersk, Yang Ming, CP Rail, ...), Manufacturers (Boeing, Catepiller, General Motors, Mercedes, Renault, Toyota, Etc.), US Federal Governments (Treasury, CIA, DOE, Commerce....) Local Governments, (California, Texas, Delaware, New York...): City Governments and agensies,(Chicago, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Venice,Salt Lake City, Nagano, Motor Vehicle bureaus,...);Foreign Governments, Spain, Columbia, Venezuela, Saudia Arabia,,,,,), Universities, Pharmaceutical Industry, Weather bureaus,,,,National Defense (Sudan, Roumania, Denmark, Pakistan,....), Armies, Navies,National Scientific Laboratories,,,
Well I hope you get the drift. The need for high end computers goes beyond spread sheets, email to your uncle Wilbur, and Panzer Strikes Again.
For Intel to grow from $25 Billion to $50 or even $150 Billion within George Bush's lifetime is not unrealistic.
Regards,
Mary |
