Gordon Haff
Gordon Haff
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.
believe clients desktop efficient fat particular potential thin tied types users various
The potential here is a lot more efficient use of hardware, better centralized management, and potentially more flexibility with users in that they're not tied to a particular desktop device. I don't believe there's a one-size-fits-all approach, we'll probably end up with a combination of thin clients and various types of fat clients.
devil question
It is a question of the devil you know.
arguably devices exceptions floating general graphics people point processing purpose special tried won
People have tried a lot of special purpose processing devices over the years and, with the exceptions of graphics units and arguably floating point units, general purpose processors have always won out in the end.
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.
apple difficult increase investment problem
The problem is, to be at that nirvana, Apple would have to have the ISVs increase their investment on Apple hardware, at least in the transition. That is very difficult for Apple.
appear benchmark blue moon numbers particular
Those do not appear to be cherry-picked numbers of some particular benchmark on a blue moon with a tailwind blowing.
achievement alliance billions hard major rest solutions spent
It's hard to see the Itanium Solutions Alliance accomplishing anything major that the billions already spent by HP, Intel, and the rest haven't. You don't see an x86 Solutions Alliance.
above competition head nice opportunity possible shoulders
It's probably not possible to be head and shoulders above the competition in the x86 space. There just isn't that much opportunity for being compellingly different. That said, they're nice boxes.
change computer makers sort type upgrade
doesn't fundamentally change UltraSparc and Sun's positioning in any way. It's the type of incremental upgrade that computer makers sort of have to deliver.