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- From: ajr@pug.hri.com (MFHorn)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,misc.invest
- Subject: Re: net.views - dec and alpha
- Message-ID: <AJR.93Jan11144527@pug.hri.com>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 19:45:27 GMT
- References: <1993Jan08.173533.9962@utoday.com> <1iq4f0INN9il@chnews.intel.com>
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- In-reply-to: bhoughto@sedona.intel.com's message of 10 Jan 93 21:29:04 GMT
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- In article <1iq4f0INN9il@chnews.intel.com> bhoughto@sedona.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton) writes:
- > And besides, if they couldn't make money with the Rainbow,
- > how can they hope to make money with this? The electronics
- > industry is first and foremost a creature of marketing.
- > Superwhizzy parts at bargain-basement prices don't sell
- > themselves well in any context.
-
- IMHO, Alpha's big selling point is it will run VMS. VAX performance has
- been falling behind the RISC world, and this will allow their rather
- large installed base to upgrade to a shiny, new, FAST architecture. The
- transition looks like it'll be pretty smooth so customers won't be scared
- off. Those sales alone should get DEC back on track. Add new VMS sales,
- sales for Windows NT and Unix customers and you've got a healthy, growing
- market.
-
- Alpha's not a Rainbow. It's the next leap-frog in the high end RISC
- arena *and* a new upgrade path for the VAX.
-
- I see comp.unix.questions in the list, so I feel obligated to mention
- that I personally hate VMS. But I'm buying the stock, not the OS..
-
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