Gordon Haff
Gordon Haff
call came certainly dead given hard people performance
When the Pentium 4 first came out, the performance was very disappointing to a lot of people initially. It's hard to call the Pentium 4 a failure, given how many they sold, but it was certainly an evolutionary dead end.
complete desktop edge focused gains gives higher intel level mobile notebooks since technology
AMD has made some gains in mobile technology, but has been only marginally successful. There is a higher level of integration with notebooks than with desktop PCs, which gives Intel an edge since they are focused on a complete mobile platform.
analysis companies data number starting various
A number of companies are starting to look at supercomputing for various data analysis applications.
announced galaxy generation good grabbing
This isn't a new generation of servers aimed at grabbing a lot of new-to-Sun business. That's what the Galaxy server it just announced is for. But this is a good upgrade.
although publicity received
This isn't even really an open-source issue, although it's received a lot of publicity in that context.
asset base great huge protection provides system upgrade
This announcement of yet another no-hassle SPARC system upgrade provides great asset protection to Sun's huge base of applications and customers.
buying consider deliver focused leverage lined managers market money price research saving spend work
Dell has had a very focused strategy: Don't spend a lot on research and development, leverage the work of others, and deliver cookie-cutter servers and desktops cheaply. That lined up well with the market when saving money was in. But IT managers have to consider more than price now in making buying decisions.
boxes buying coming era good problems run selling solving
Dell has had a really good run selling essentially cookie-cutter rack-mount servers. But the era of solving problems by just buying more boxes is coming to a close.
cement certainly chip current fast helps strong
A fast chip got faster. This certainly helps to cement their strong current position.
costs reducing security
This is about reducing administrative costs more than about security.
apple bigger higher liked notebook percentage power sell
This is a bigger story for Apple than for Intel. Apple liked Intel's roadmap better than that of Power PC, and the idea is that they will now sell a higher percentage of notebook computers.
devil question
It is a question of the devil you know.
basically binary computer concept fallen flat good history job says thrown
History says that binary translation basically doesn't work. The day may come when someone can do a good enough job with it, but that concept has been thrown out there many times in the computer industry, and it's always fallen flat on its face.
channels partners setting supply
Particularly with this kind of niche, this isn't really so much about the box, it's about channels and go-to-market. It's about setting up distribution and supply partners more than it is about the right box.