SGI's demise had to do with more than that:
1. Attempting to do hardware, OS AND act one of the primary providers of software on its platform, rather than build developer community
(Sun does a much better job of building developer community)
2. Licensing its several graphics technologies to nVidia, which took no time to bridge their gap with SGI thereafter.
3. A major slowdown during the dot.com era following an exodus of key talent (SGI didnt benefit much from the dotcom as much as Sun did)
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SGI's demise had to do with more than that: 1. Attempting to do hardware, OS AND act one of the primary providers of software on its platform, rather than build developer community (Sun does a much better job of building developer community) 2. Licensing its several graphics technologies to nVidia, which took no time to bridge their gap with SGI thereafter. 3. A major slowdown during the dot.com era following an exodus of key talent (SGI didnt benefit much from the dotcom as much as Sun did)