http://www.osnews.com/story/16221/_New_SGI_Emerges_from_Chapter_11 Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:31 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://www.osnews.com/thread?172854 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172854 http://www.sgi.com/features/2006/october/growth/

I don't understand why it seems people submitting news to OSNews always choose to submit blogs/news sites that just re-phrase the original source. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ormandj) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?172857 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172857 Because they usually take out the marketing-speak from official press releases. I don't like press releases, as they are not independent. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?172858 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172858 Fair enough, but in this case the press release has a lot of additional information. Oh well, that's what comments are for! Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ormandj) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?172882 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172882 Hopefully, they'll find a way to grow the business once again. It's always sad to see the winners fade away. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bousozoku) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?172896 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172896 The magic bus rides again. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Sphinx) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?172994 http://www.osnews.com/thread?172994 I just wonder what they mean by that. What was the "militant tendency" of SGI? Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (B. Janssen) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?173016 http://www.osnews.com/thread?173016 I clicked through some of the products on their site and the price for everything is "ask a sales rep".

Others might disagree, but to me it shows a lack of confidence in their own products and pricing.


'They' say: "If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it"

I say: "If you need to make me ask, you are probably asking too much" Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Jody) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?173060 http://www.osnews.com/thread?173060 SGI pricing scheme:
Lowend: $Stupidly.expensive
Midrange: $Obnoxiously.expensive
Highend: $WTF.99 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cptnapalm) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?173072 http://www.osnews.com/thread?173072 SGI is just another example of something which, I believe, Paul Graham wrote of in one of his essays: eventually, the low end catches up and passes the high end. SGI was and still is the high end, but it isn't as cost effective as a large number of whitebox Linux PCs which will be cheaper and faster, due to sheer numbers.

My take is that they should start marketing consumer level graphics cards. Compete on the lower end and gain market share there. Otherwise they can only hold off their inevitable death.

I like SGI as a company. I would like to see them make a long term comeback... but I don't think it is going to happen. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (cptnapalm) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?173099 http://www.osnews.com/thread?173099 It's simply typical of enterprise-level sales.

Discounts sometimes depend on your industry and your mix of products. Having dealt with IBM mid-sized machines for years, it's only possible for them to post a price for a new customer buying one machine. Generally, the service contract and the lease costs make it more difficult to exactly set figures. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bousozoku) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?173128 http://www.osnews.com/thread?173128 That was quick. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (twenex) Comments