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From: sgolson@pyrite.East.Sun.COM (Steve Golson)
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Subject: Re: Sun's Competitive Strategy (Was: Re: P1754
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Date: 26 Nov 90 22:30:10 GMT
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In article <6769@uceng.UC.EDU> dmocsny@minerva.che.uc.edu (Daniel Mocsny) writes:
>Interestingly, I read in _UNIX Today_, albeit yesterday :-) that 
>Sun's new 40 MHz SPARCstation II is generating heavy criticism from
>competitors about having to go to a high clock rate to match the
>performance of the other workstations with substantially slower
>clocks. The HP spokesman was saying Sun is now hurt by having a
>standardized SPARC that is preventing Sun from innovating.

How is this different from HP's "standardized" Precision Architecture?
Does this likewise prevent HP from innovating?

Steve Golson -- Trilobyte Systems -- Carlisle MA -- sgolson@east.sun.com
       (consultant for, but not employed by, Sun Microsystems)
"As the people here grow colder, I turn to my computer..." -- Kate Bush