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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?"
Not much to say here. They'll be gone within 2 years. Without Sparc platforms, they're just another maker of x86 clones.
Perhaps this has something to do with the recent partnerships with AMD and Fujitsu?
I think it went a bit more like this:
Mr. Ballmer: You know, guys, you can't be part of the "in" crowd until you throw away your last chance at success... What? No, this isn't about removing a competing technology from the market. What would give you that idea? Trust me. Everybody's doing it. Just take a look at SCO, they're doing just great in Australia!
Work sucked, until it became unemployment, when it became slightly more tolerable. -Tet
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.
1. Did netcraft confirm it?
and 2. Does it run linux?
Sun's demise began long ago on the day they started charging for their 'C' compiler. Something about long term alienation of young developers or making it hard for small companies to support your platform. I dont know. Their marketing and accounting departments enjoyed the extra revenue it generated that quarter.
... Java is still too slow and your CPUS are too slow and your support contracts cost too much. Outsourcing won't fix it either. Looks like you guys are dead meat. Hope you cashed out your stock ops about 3 years ago. Otherwise ....
Uh, by the way, Sun guys
Apple keeps innovating?
I thought they quit that awhile ago. Lately:
1. They gave up on a new OS and just bought one from NeXT.
2. They've taken to promoting Scully's expensive sugar water (Pepsi) with 'winning bottlecaps' to download pop tunes from an Apple server and play them back with their overpriced Walkman clone.
That's not anything like the innovation Apple was doing a decade ago. I guess it's innovative in the mind of marketing types, though.
resigned
It is not bad for Sun, it is good for Sun. It is bad for Slashdot. Slashdot is the only terorist organization out there that is being hurt. If you think about it, more and more slashdot idiots are exposed as idiots. We see that the law doesn't respect slashdot's illegal tactics, such as promoting violence etc...
No, sexy plastic around 5 year old parts and rIAATunes really is "innovation", you dasterdly free-thinking PC luser.
*cough* Time for Apple to step up. ;)
Some huge boxes from Apple would fill the void and would undeniably be very interesting.
I just wasted your mod points! HA!
eat a dick.