Gordon Haff
Gordon Haff
cell certainly model relatively
Programming Cell is relatively hard. Certainly a higher-level, more abstracted model makes programming a lot easier.
architecture certainly client computer everywhere focused game includes partners power though types using various
Certainly Power Everywhere, to some level, includes OEMing systems, though for the most part it's more focused on the use of the Power architecture by various partners in client devices, game consoles, whatever, than it is in computer systems, ... Power Everywhere and OpenPower are really about using collaborators ? to get Power into new types of devices.
certainly determined features level microsoft money office opening opportunity seems somebody squeeze terms
Certainly it's at least at the same level of sophistication that Office 97 was in terms of features and capabilities, which is enough for most people, ... Microsoft seems determined to see how much money it can squeeze out of buyers, but in doing so, they're opening up an opportunity for somebody else to come in.
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.
cement certainly chip current fast helps strong
A fast chip got faster. This certainly helps to cement their strong current position.
changing direction general number people scope small struggling
I see this as fine-tuning more than changing direction. Obviously, they're struggling financially, but in general this is a small number of people in the scope of things at Sun.
comparable performance
They are all comparable in performance for high-end, non-X86 architectures.
adopt core either slower stick
Enterprises must either adopt multi core or stick with slower chips.
companies content happy jobs leave people reasonably
People do not typically leave companies if they are deliriously happy with their roles, but sometimes even people who are reasonably content with their jobs find better opportunities that come along.
favor game late microsoft overcome
Microsoft is going to be very late to the game and will need to overcome a presumption that it will favor Windows.
attempts company few key market microsoft player position success
Microsoft has made a few unsuccessful attempts to become a key player in the supercomputer market but the company could be in a better position for success this time.
built business expertise leverage microsoft party software third wants
Microsoft has built its business on working with third party software vendors and wants to leverage that expertise to the supercomputing arena.
intel likes messages michael option send
Michael Dell likes to periodically send messages to Intel that Dell does have the option of introducing AMD.
running stay
You have to do a lot of running just to stay in place in this business.