ProLiant server sales dwarf Alpha sales - Compaq does *very*
well with ProLiants. The ProLiant sales
generated most of the revenue would be my guess. I don't have
the numbers, but would be truly surprised if it was Linux/Alpha
revenue that was higher. ProLiants don't have cut throat profit/margin
lines and not as high margin as Alpha, but....
larry
> One would hope that the numbers reported represeted Alpha Linux, but
> alas, not likely.
>
> http://www6.compaq.com/inform/issues/issue31/press-an-27-a.html
>
> I would guess that in terms of the 43,000 units sold in 1999, Intel (ie
> Proliant) boxes seriously outnumber Alphas, but in terms of the $213
> million dollars in revenue Linux generated, Alphas most likely lead.
>
> Anybody seen a breakdown -- Intel vs Alpha?
>
> --
> www.tru64unix.compaq.com
> www.tru64.org
> comp.unix.tru64
>
> T.T.F.N.
> William H. Magill Senior Systems Administrator
> Information Services and Computing (ISC) University of Pennsylvania
> Internet: magill@isc.upenn.edu magill@acm.org
> http://www.isc-net.upenn.edu/~magill/
>
>
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