VA Linux

[W. Wayne Liauh]

  What you said is absolutely correct, Warren, for a low-technology 
also-run company.  Unfortunately, with its multi-multi-billion market 
capitalization VA Linux was expected  to be a much better company, a 
technology leader enough talents to make waves and lead the technology 
development.  When VA failed to do this, and contended itself, in a 
sense, to be an also-run risk-avert company, its fate is sealed.

Typically, opportunities do present themselves until there are problems.  





Warren Togami wrote:

>(repost because it rejected my message again)
>
>While I'm am very pro-Athlon, I wouldn't consider it entirely their fault
>for not making Athlon systems.  It would have increased their quality
>assurance costs to be sure that they sell reliable Athlon servers.  The
>chipsets, CPU's and related errata are completely different from their Intel
>product lines (not any worse or better though).  There is also the fact that
>the Athlon was very new and unproven for most of their company's post-IPO
>days.  AMD did not have any CPU's or chipsets targetted for the workstation
>or server market until very recently with their Palomino core and Athlon MP
>processors.  VA Linux saw the opportunity and hired Appro to design an
>excellent 1U super integrated server.
>
>They tried... but they ran out of money.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <Liau
>hW001 at hawaii.rr.com>
>To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 6:50 AM
>Subject: [luau] Re: VA Linux
>
>
>>One of worst mistakes made by VA management was to adopt the Intel-only
>>policy for its x86 configurations.  Since Dell is getting all the
>>exclusive breaks from Intel, no one can outsell Dell (not even HP or
>>Compaq, or Gateway) on Intel units.  (A Celeron workstation for over
>>$1,000?  Linux or not, they must be out of their mind!)
>>
>>After Appro (a Korean company) bought the server technology from VA, it
>>immediately converted to and began promoting dual Athlon servers.  Based
>>on what I heard from those who attended the SF LinuxWorld, Appro is now
>>doing very well.
>>
>>I believe it would have been a very different story if VA decided to
>>further develop dual-Athlon servers for now, and multiple-Hammer servers
>>in the future.
>>
>
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