Sun Sacks UltraSparc V and 3300 Employees

bender writes "According to this article, Sun Microsystems has cancelled the next generation UltraSparc V processor even though the chip had already taped out. Perhaps this has something to do with the recent partnerships with AMD and Fujitsu?"

Comments

Sun is going down

[Anonymous Coward]

Not much to say here. They'll be gone within 2 years. Without Sparc platforms, they're just another maker of x86 clones.

Has McNeely stopped choking yet?

[LibertineR]

The guy has been eating words faster than any of his chips could run Java. I hope he's got a lifetime supply of Rolaids.

Re:Beginning of the End

[MrPerfekt]

*cough* Time for Apple to step up. ;)

Some huge boxes from Apple would fill the void and would undeniably be very interesting.