Mergers like that are generally the way for smaller companies
to remain in business and if each peice added something worthwhile to
the whole, then I wouldn't say it'd be a bad idea. It'd hopefully
expand the total marketshare of the end company and strengthen their
position. As has been noted before, I'm all for anything that keeps
alternatives to the Wintel world alive as we'll be in deep doodoo the
day it becomes the absolute only game in town.
Jeff
> > > Like what? Even SGI is going to WinBlows/Intel platforms.
>>
>> Yeah, they've been saying that for years. I don't know of anyone
>> who's bought one.
>
><unscientific unjustified prediction> I've been betting for some time that
>we'll see some kind of fusion between SGI and Apple. They represent the high
>and low end of the same world, respectively, Apple now has a Unix-ish OS
>to port SGI tools to, I believe both companies are using PCI busses...
>Imagine if you will a dual or quad 733 g4 with SGI video and software *AND*
>still able to run the entire MacOS software world, and equipped with a
>professional DVD burner at 8-10,000 dollars(US). Imagine THAT on movie
>credits: Special effects hardware and software, Apple Computer, Inc.
>Call it the SGI-mac? Too silly?
></unscientific unjustified prediction>
>
>Just a thought. :)
>
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