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29athrowaway
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Sun and SGI were once profitable but once Linux gained traction it was over.
They had no option to be assimilated by the Borg.
actionfromafar
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I recall SGI were eaten more by Windows NT + off the shelf OpenGL graphics card than Linux. (But Linux also, of course. All non display output which was ran on SGI/Irix could be ran cheaper on Linux.)
pjmlp
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Ironically they were contributors to their own downfall.
toyg
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That was a last-gasp attempt to regain relevancy. It really looked desperate, there was no real business plan behind it and the market could tell.
pjmlp
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Your're missing their contributions to run Linux on their hardware, back when it wasn't seen as a danger to their bottom line.
adfm
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Cheap OpenGL hardware, from what I recall.
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They had no option to be assimilated by the Borg.