That is like saying "because Ferrari isn't prepared to build economy cars, they suffer".
I don't agree at all. In Sun's case, the market they sit on has completely turned around. There are no longer hoardes of energetic.coms with millions worth of VC burning holes in their pockets to spend on top of the line hardware and software.
In Ferrari's case, there are still many many people around the world with enough money to spend on supercars such as the ones they produce, so I don't for one second see how you can compare the two.
If the sports/super car market were to nose dive as dramatically as the IT industry has, then yes, Ferrari would suffer as they would no longer have a market, and we probably wouldn't see sub 50k hatchbacks and MPVs coming out of Modena in a million blue moons.
I think this is the key issue here - the market has reversed polarity completely regarding IT purchasing, and Sun needs to adapt faster (their x86 roadmap is the right direction) or die a slow death.
The next big thing in fuel efficiency for conventional piston engines is the variable timing and lift technology now available in BMW's 4.5liter V8 and soon to come form other manufacturers.
Toyota have been putting their variable valve timing and lift engines in several of their lines for over four years now. Branded as VVTL-i (i standing for intelligence), they're fitted in MR2s, Celicas, Corrolas and all sorts.
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That is like saying "because Ferrari isn't prepared to build economy cars, they suffer". I don't agree at all. In Sun's case, the market they sit on has completely turned around. There are no longer hoardes of energetic .coms with millions worth of VC burning holes in their pockets to spend on top of the line hardware and software.
In Ferrari's case, there are still many many people around the world with enough money to spend on supercars such as the ones they produce, so I don't for one second see how you can compare the two.
If the sports/super car market were to nose dive as dramatically as the IT industry has, then yes, Ferrari would suffer as they would no longer have a market, and we probably wouldn't see sub 50k hatchbacks and MPVs coming out of Modena in a million blue moons.
I think this is the key issue here - the market has reversed polarity completely regarding IT purchasing, and Sun needs to adapt faster (their x86 roadmap is the right direction) or die a slow death.
The next big thing in fuel efficiency for conventional piston engines is the variable timing and lift technology now available in BMW's 4.5liter V8 and soon to come form other manufacturers.
Toyota have been putting their variable valve timing and lift engines in several of their lines for over four years now. Branded as VVTL-i (i standing for intelligence), they're fitted in MR2s, Celicas, Corrolas and all sorts.
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