On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Bob Beck <b...@ualberta.ca> wrote: > 2009/11/12 Lars Nooden <lars.cura...@gmail.com>: > >> Stupid business decisions aside, you can get if you try Sparc from Sun >> or Fujitsu for server work > > Kind of, but I don't really think it's got a future. It's kind of like > advocating necrophila with a fresh corpse.. or maybe just doing it > with a really hot coma patient. It might be really good for a short > time but you know there isn't much potential there for a long term > relationship.
I agree. If you think about it a little more, even Intel couldn't kill off x86 - see what happened to Itanic? -- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30v_g83VHK4