Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:44:37 09/21/05
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On September 21, 2005 at 02:35:05, Tony Werten wrote: >On September 20, 2005 at 16:38:51, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On September 20, 2005 at 15:34:42, Joshua Shriver wrote: >> >>>Thanks for the read, it was interesting. >>> >>>-Josh >> >> >>And a bit misleading. Vendors don't push one interconnect over another, just >>because they "make more money". They make more money on the more expensive >>interconnects. The old cLAN switch we have (8 ports) cost over $16,000 for the >>switch alone, plus another $1K+ per PCI card to connect. Dell had cLAN, >>myrinet, gigabit, and 100mbit options. Pay your money and take your chances. >> >>Myrinet is the favorite today due only to the cost to the end-user, if they can >>afford that over gigabit ethernet which is the least expensive option around, >>and the worst latency. >> >>Price is dictated by the end-user's pocketbook, not by what the vendor wants to >>sell. Don't believe anything else. > >Hmm, ever tried ordering an AMD based computer from Dell ? > >Tony Yep. No can do. But because Intel has pressured them into "Intel-only or else"... :) I'll guarantee you that the decision to not sell AMD was not one based on profits from just selling Intel. It was made because intel promised to not deliver chips in a timely manner if they were competing with AMD... I'm sure that Intel will have another date with the FTC at some point. :)
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