Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : All About Sun Microsystems -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tony Viola who wrote (18247)	7/28/1999 2:24:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Tony, Those aren't my estimates, so ask HWP. BTW, late in 1998 + 3 years = late in 2001. Add 12-18 months for screwups and you're pretty close to 5 years. We've heard these dire predictions before about the latest and greatest "risc-killer" technologies from Intel & HWP. All well and good, but until there are verifiable results, there's no reason to believe McKinley will be executed any better than Merced. In any case, any hardware needs good software running on top for it to do anything meaningful. Look at Alpha, for example. When the chips finally do come to market, SUNW will already be there with the premiere O/S on the planet, bar none. P.S. I think CPQ is crazy not to license Solaris for its Alphas. They're already drowning with Tandem & DEC hanging around their necks like the proverbial albatross.