Re: Studio 10 compilers for Solaris released

From: Richard L. Hamilton (Richard.L.Hamilton_at_mindwarp.smart.net)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:10:09 -0000

In article <41fce2a2$1@news.meer.net>,
        "Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> "Andrew Gabriel" <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ctikci$dfp$1@new-usenet.uk.sun.com...
>>
>> It's not clear to me why anyone really
>> needing to run a 64 bit OS would go for
>> an EMT64 system after looking at the two
>> architectures.
>
> Because their IT department or their CxO
> tell them to buy Intel.
>
> Companies can very easily go out of business
> while making the best technical decisions all
> the time (see Control Data, Tandem, Pyramid or
> SGI). The history of computing is littered with
> superior technology. Remember the Motorola vs.
> Intel debate of the late '80s?

So you're saying there's safety in running with the lemmings, as long
as it's a large enough bunch?

Hope you're a _really_ good swimmer...or better yet, not. 

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