26 Jun
2001
26 Jun
'01
2:28 a.m.
Jeff Hellige skrev:
>Hm, what's this about sellinbg the Alpha team,
and why? Have the Compaq
>executives suffered some kind of massive stroke or have they been
>free-basing
>(I think that's the term) on Windows NT discs?
Here's the part of the text that appeared in the
email I
received today from Encompass:
I heard it on Euronews just as I was going to sleep. Curse you, Compaq, for
disturbing my peace!
"By now I'm sure you have heard of the
historic announcement
Compaq made
this morning. In brief, Compaq entered into an agreement with Intel to
provide Intel with all of Compaq's Alpha technology and experience, to
further Intel's Itanium design. In addition, over the course
of the next
3-4 years, Compaq will migrate all of its server-based technologies
(including OpenVMS, Tru64 and its Linux work) to the Itanium platform.
Attached is a letter from Rich Marcello, Vice President and General
Manager of the High Performance Systems Group, discussing this
announcement and its implications for Alpha customers worldwide"
I wouldn't be surprised if there were an uprising in the
DECUS^H^H^H^H^HEnCompass lines in the next few days. All I can say is: burn
them at the stakes!
It seems that whatever authority is investigating Microsoft's activities
should take a healthy interest in Intel's behaviour in this question.
Thank you, Compaq, for being true to your clone manufacturer roots and making
the world a less interesting place!
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