"Rob Young" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:evznA+pScZM6@eisner.encompasserve.org...
> In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> > In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Terry C.
Shannon" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > .
> > .
> > .
> >> Acting on the news yesterday that the Delaware Chancery
> >>Court has given Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq a go-ahead, SKC
has
> >>changed its name to Shannon Knows High Performance Computing. HP, of
course,
> >>can be construed as High Performance or Hewlett-Packard, which,
> >>post-acquisition, will be Numero Uno in the High Performance Computing
> >>arena.
> >
> > I doubt they'll be  "Numero Uno in the High Performance Computing arena"
> > if they persist in their plans to force all their customers onto Itanic.
> >
>
> Don't count on it.  It may take a few billion more but they will
> be at or near the top.  Their boxes will cost a lot less, that
> really is a key.

If that really is the key, then the fact that Hammer box prices will be a
lot lower still means it won't fit the lock.

...

> Seems he had enough panache to check his facts.

Or just got leaned on - since 'the facts' (you know, actual benchmarks) are
(at least AFAIK) not yet public.

- bill

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