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Article #2576Re: Sun stops Cobalt ?
From: John D Groenveld
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 05:34
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 05:34
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In article <bsnqg3$t2o$1@yoda.apana.org.au>, Kralizec Craig <cd@lios.apana.org.au> wrote: >Wrong. They bought a company which was producing products based on MIPS >processors and changed it to be based on x86's (after the acquisition, or so >all the evidence would indicate). I run a few Raq-2i's here for the Cobalt RaQ 3 was Intel based and pre-dates CN's purchase by Sun. <URL:http://www.ev1servers.net/manuals/raq3spec.pdf> >If Sun isn't interested in continuing the Cobalt server appliance line they >should spin the company back off as a seperate entity and let it go rather Too late now, but a very interesting suggestion. >than kill it just to remove another potential competitor (such as what Sun >did when they bought StarDivision in order to obtain ownership of >StarOffice). Besides StarOffice what other IP did StarDivision own? John groenveld@acm.org
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