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From: adam@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Adam Feigin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Future of Apollo
Summary: I wouldn't believe this
Keywords: DN10000
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Date: 2 Jun 89 12:12:37 GMT
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In article <8906020235.AA00380@umix.cc.umich.edu> FERGUSON@TMASL.EXXON.COM writes:
>
>I just read a small portion of Electronic News, saying that HP executives
>have acknowledged plans to phase out the DN10000 in the next few years.
>The article also states:
>
>    "Lewis E. Platt, HP executive vice president for the Computer Products
>Sector, said once Apollo operations are merged into HP's Workstation
>group, up to 750 people, or 17 percent of Apollo's current workforce,
>could face layoffs."
>
>My Apollo sales rep has been emphatically telling me I should buy a 10000,
>because 1) the future of the product is so bright, and 2) No other
>company can give you the stability and support that HP/Apollo can.
>
>What's wrong with this picture?
>What do others think about this?

There's nothing wrong with this picture, except for the fact that one
should remember the following: "Believe nothing of what you hear/read,
and only half of what you see"

It is rumored that HP will announce "a multi-processor graphics machine"
in the early summertime...sounds like a repackaged DN10K VS to
me.....Besides, a top of the line HP 835 Turbo/SRX (or whatever it is
called), costs A LOT more than a 10K, and doesn't perform nearly as
well, so why would you buy one over a 10K ???

If they really do decide to drop the 10K after a few years, I believe
they will find out rather quickly that they will LOSE market share, as
people will start looking to other vendors (DEC, Sun, SGI) who have high
performance, multi-processor boxes that can be expanded easily, and will
be supported forever (almost)

Standard disclaimers apply.

See y'all in New Orleans !

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