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As minicomputers pushed the mainframe vendors up-market, then workstations pushed minis up-market, then micros pushed workstations up-market, then lightweight mobile pushed micros up-market ...

What happens to those up-market vendors of yesteryear? Well, IBM is still shipping mainframes, although they look a lot like the minis and workstations of yesteryear. DEC is gone, but Sun has turned its workstations into something remarkably similar to the mainframes from IBM. Both are niche players.

This, "we didn't really want to compete in the volume part of the business anyway" strategy is remarkably like describing a rout as an "orderly advance to prepared positions with the enemy left racing about in disorder."
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 05/14/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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History repeats  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/14/08
Yup, IT Darwinism ... (NT)  OButterball | 05/14/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  aiguy | 05/14/08
Its simple.  DailyWTF | 05/14/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  RGrimsrud@... | 05/15/08
What low-end software products do they make?  AtlantaTerry | 05/15/08
Products from India  unbeatensujoy | 05/15/08
Nothing spectacular about that stuff  DailyWTF | 05/22/08
That's low end?  voska1 | 05/29/08
Er...automotve industry...Japan anyone?  kevincorti@... | 05/18/08
What low-end software products do they make?  p_enterprises@... | 05/19/08
Read my post and you would know  sonusingh | 05/19/08
dont bet on that  DailyWTF | 05/22/08
Don't accuse anyone of stealing unless you've the facts  sonusingh | 05/19/08
Predjudices? Look in the mirror...  DailyWTF | 05/22/08
Its time you looked in the mirror as well  sonusingh | 05/27/08
Nope, just cheap labour  voska1 | 05/29/08
well then sit back n relax  sonusingh | 05/30/08
Theyre being hired by corporate America...  DailyWTF | 05/22/08
JEALOUS MUCH?  sonusingh | 05/27/08
That's why I invest in BRIC  voska1 | 05/29/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  plug_it_in | 05/15/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  ecops | 05/21/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  neil.postlethwaite@... | 05/20/08
Mr Neil don't make generalised statements..  sonusingh | 05/27/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  d.s.williams | 05/21/08
RE: Er...automotve industry...Japan anyone?  maxtheitpro | 05/22/08
The solution ISNT simple...  DailyWTF | 05/22/08
Make Software, Not Politics  TruthAboutSoftware | 05/23/08
RE: UK warned of China, India software threat  Steve4Fluff | 05/26/08
BRAVO!!  sonusingh | 05/27/08
JIT -- no longer cutting edge  SpatsnHats | 06/14/08
It's second rate because we demand it  voska1 | 05/29/08
Last I heard, the Chinese are pissed off over the earthquake damage...  HypnoToad | 05/30/08
Two Words:  HypnoToad | 05/30/08
DIfferent exchange rates!  sonusingh | 05/30/08
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-199369.html  sonusingh | 05/27/08

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