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Rackable Buying SGI Assets For $25M?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-not-totally-sure-about-this-one dept.

UnanimousCoward was one of many people to submit a story that might be an April Fools day joke, except that I don't think it is. Rackable Systems has announced that it is buying SGI for the bargain basement price of $25M. Time was that there was little cooler than an SGI workstation. And note to Rackable's PR: Either this was a genius joke, or a terrible day to announce huge news. Someone either deserves a promotion or a firing.

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  1. Wouldn't surprise me if it were true. by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would not be surpised in the least if it were true. After all, SGI has been on the downswing for quite some time, after making a series bad moves that just completely eroded their marketshare.

    BTW. I hear you can pick up killer SGI MIPS equipment on eBay for a song. These machines are still workhorses for 3D rendering, audio and video production.

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