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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (2929)	6/5/2003 10:31:59 AM
From: w0z	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4345

"Sparc is open." Ok...where, besides Sun, can I buy Sparc chips? Sun says: "Innovation and value. UltraSPARC® processors rise above commodity products. By Andy Ingram, vice president of processors and networking products at Sun Microsystems, Inc. 1.Apr.03--Microprocessors are often thought of as commodity components distinguished only by price. Yet Sun has proven that its open, noncommodity UltraSPARC processor chips deliver superior functionality that more than compensates for a slightly higher manufacturing cost. If Sun had clung to a commodity-centric focus during the last 15 years, its customers might never have enjoyed the benefits of certain revolutionary advances in chip design, including reduced instruction set computer (RISC) and symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) technology. For Sun, it's always been about finding the right balance between innovation and economy. That approach continues today, and it has never been more valuable. The UltraSPARC processor's chip multithreading (CMT) technology is ready to boost performance up to 50 times over existing UltraSPARC processor chips. The UltraSPARC processor and CMT enable administrators to harness the power of dozens of servers onto a single blade. The management and maintenance savings are as phenomenal as the technology itself." sun.com Unfortunately for Sun, the market is not buying that line any longer...as the analyst noted 1/3 of their customers are moving elsewhere. Sun has smelled the coffee and is moving to "commodity components" from Intel. "He said that computer hardware and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. is becoming a ``less important vendor for many users.'' According to Milunovich one-third of Sun users are considering moving away from Sun, although the company's strategy to embrace servers from Intel Corp. could stem that to 25 percent."