“… to keep investors interested until it puts up better
numbers, SGI is hoping to hitch its stock to the Linux
bandwagon.”
“The numbers, however, don’t lie. SGI said fiscal 2000 third
quarter sales will be about $600 million with a small loss…”
“That’s where Linux — the alternative open source operating
system that’s giving Microsoft fits — comes in… Bishop hopes a
Linux-operated “cluster” computer built with 16 next-generation
Intel… chips will boost SGI’s prospects. SGI also plans to offer
Linux on the desktop and to its core customers.”
“At the moment, Linux revenue is fundamentally trivial,” said
Bishop…”
“A year from now, Bishop said Linux could account for 10 percent
of sales.”