1997-12-19 - Fwd: Re: Is Unix dying–or even dead?

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From: mj@creative.net
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 19:48:46 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Fwd: Re: Is Unix dying--or even dead?
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>>>>From Edupage, 18 December 1997:
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>>>TACTICAL SHIFT BY WORKSTATION COMPANIES
>>>Silicon Graphics Inc.'s plan to allow SGI graphics software to run on
>>>Microsoft's Windows NT operating system provides new evidence that a
>>>growing number of companies are giving up on Unix and instead
>>>standardizing on Windows NT.  SGI hopes to be able to use its
>>>experience in developing high-end graphics software without having to
>>>spend a great deal of time building the underlying technology
>>>represented by an operating system. (Washington Post  17 Dec 97)
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>Fools. This will trap them into trying to compete with MS on its own
>platform, which is what's killing everyone else.  What they should do is
>port to Linux, which should be much easier anyway, and give much better
>results, since they can customize the OS to their needs.  Does anyone have
>any connections at SGI?  I'm preparing a pro-Linux case based on my OOSI
>paper that I want to promote around Silicon Valley.
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