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hammer time...
Earlier settlements were lower. This one may be much higher. Shame on them...
NT 10-Q · For 8/31/06: The Company requires additional time to complete its financial statements for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2006.
This is one of the smarter things spoken in this forum in the last few days...
But to put things in perspective PTSC now has about 30 mil in cash and no debt. RMBS has about 270m in cash, 160m in debt a 65 pe and a 2 billion market cap, and is trading more than 50 % off this years highs.
A security engineering book available online for FREE:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html
Of course those who do not like Ross Anderson will poo-poo this free book. But we all know those who poo-poo it will offer their free book too!
The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report of transition report on Form 10-Q, 10-QSB or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following that prescribed due date;
and
The Company requires additional time to consider new information related
to (a) the accounting treatment of convertible debentures issued during
recent years, which are no longer outstanding, and (b) the method of
presenting the financial results of Phoenix Digital Solutions, f.k.a.
P-Newco, a limited liability company which is 50% owned by the Company.
Windows vs Mac Security...
http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/08/is_windows_inhe.html
Maybe wavoids will like this?
http://www.fcw.com/article95422-07-26-06-Web
Interesting SEC filing for PTSC today! eom
MacBook pro's are running horribly slow...
We have two MacBook Pro's each with 1 gb of memory. They run horribly slow. For example, just to change from one slide to the next in a PPT file takes seconds!
UGH! I'm not liking these.
ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On June 5, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Patriot
Scientific Corporation (the "Company"), approved the entering into of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement") by and between the
Company and David H. Pohl, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
the Company.
Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company granted Mr. Pohl the right,
privilege and option ("Option") to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the common stock
of the Company at an exercise price of $0.165 per share. The Option was fully
vested upon grant and must be exercised within the earlier of (i) August 15,
2007, or (ii) three months after the first date that Mr. Pohl is no longer an
officer or director of the Company. The Option's exercise price can be paid (a)
in cash or certified bank or cashier's check, (b) in securities of the Company
having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, (c) by cashless
exercise, or (d) any combination of the above. Mr. Pohl will have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any stock underlying the Option until the date of
issuance of a certificate for such stock.
The description of the Agreement and its terms is only a summary and is
qualified in its entirety by the full text of such document, which is filed as
an exhibit hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
NO. DESCRIPTION
10.2 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement by and between Patriot
Scientific Corporation and David H. Pohl, entered into as of June 5,
2006.
And that dividend money deposited to my brokerage account, twice, was vapor cash... eom
SAM, I am sure that the filings indicate purchase of shares so don't sweat this. Whether this is the result of granted options or not is unimportant to me at the moment. Share buying is going on and that is what the SEC filings show.
I just received confirmation that Sweeney purchased too. eom
I think Helmut and Tulley just acquired some shares. eom
You don't sign a PR firm unless you have something to talk about. eom
Shareholders meeting....
Unfortunately I will not be able to make it this year. Have fun all who do attend!
HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH! Now THAT's funny! Oh, and "hi" wavoids! eom
Apple MacBook Pro 'fastest Windows XP notebook'
By Tony Smith
Published Wednesday 22nd March 2006 15:41 GMT
Want the fastest Windows XP Core Duo notebook? Then buy a Mac. According to benchmarks carried out by website GearLog, Apple's MacBook Pro running Windows XP is a better Adobe Photoshop rig than any other Core Duo laptop on the market.
GearLog's test results can be found here (http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/03/21/8212.aspx). The site used a recently detailed technique (http://www.onmac.net/) that shoehorns the Microsoft operating system onto Intel-based Macs - a trick that last week won its formulators $13,000 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/16/mac_boots_xp_contest_won/) in prize money.
The site measured the 2.16GHz Core Duo-based MacBook Pro running through a series of Windows XP-native Photoshop CS2 scripts in 1m 10s - better than a 1.66GHz Core Duo-based Mac Mini (1m 56s) and a 2GHz Core Duo-based iMac (1m 25s). You'd expect that kind of difference given the different CPU speed grades.
However, the site links to a set of tests (http://www.pcmag.com/image_popup/0,1871,s=1565&iid=127601,00.asp) carried out by PC Magazine on an array of Wintel Core Duo notebooks from Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Gateway. Only one came close: the Acer, with a score of 1m 11s; the others generated scores of 1m 52s to 1m 55s, all slower than the iMac.
The iMac comparison is apposite because all the laptops tested had 2GHz Core Duo CPUs, just like the iMac. So did the Acer, which came in a nose of beating the 2.16GHz MacBook Pro. However, while the Acer has the same ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU as the MacBook Pro, the GPU isn't fully enabled on the Apple machine under Windows XP.
We are confident that the MacBook Pro will lose its Windows XP Photoshop CS2 benchmark crown as more Core Duo machines are tested, particularly those based on the 2.16GHz T2600 CPU. But it will make for an interesting race, especially ifsomeone gets the Windows XP ATI drivers to operate correctly with the MacBook Pro. ®
Related stories
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/22/quanta_video_ipod/
Mac-boots-Windows contest won (16 March 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/16/mac_boots_xp_contest_won/
Ex-Apple execs hop on the Spac track (16 March 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/16/ex-applers_ipo_acquicor/
Apple drops 20in iMac G5 (13 March 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/13/apple_drops_imac_g5/
Plug pulled on Mac hacking challenge (9 March 2006)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/09/mac_hacking_challenge/
OSx86 Project forum reopens after DMCA black-out (20 February 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/02/20/osx86_project_forum_back/
Patch posted to run Mac OS X 10.4.4 on 'generic PC' (15 February 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/02/15/macosx_intel_generic_pc_patch/
© Copyright 2006
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/22/mac_fastest_core_duo_laptop/
Yes. There is another one coming though. eom
That's what a settlement will do. eom
Coolio, do you have information to substantiate that claim? I am cautious about this board turning into a pump & dump or basher paradise.
Thanks in advance...
Beneficial Ownership of 5% or More
2/21/06 Lincoln Ventures/LLC
Swartz Private Equity, LLC
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Lincoln Ventures, LLC: 58-2666054
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
o
(b)
ý
3.
SEC Use Only
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Arizona
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
30,167,239 *
* Lincoln Ventures, LLC (“Lincoln”) and Swartz Private Equity, LLC (“SPE,” collectively the “Reporting Persons”), each hold Warrants to purchase common stock of the company. The documents governing the terms of the Warrants contain a provision prohibiting Lincoln and SPE, as applicable, from exercising warrants for shares of Common Stock if doing so would result in the Reporting Persons and their affiliates beneficially owning shares of Common Stock that represent more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, the Reporting Persons did not beneficially own more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. This number assumes that Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC may be deemed to be affiliated and under common control.
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
30,167,239
See “*” from paragraph 6 above.
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
30,167,239
See “*” from paragraph 6 above.
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
9.99%
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
2
CUSIP No. 70336N107
1.
Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Swartz Private Equity, LLC: 58-2412423
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
o
(b)
ý
3.
SEC Use Only
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Georgia
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
0
6.
Shared Voting Power
30,167,239 *
* Lincoln Ventures, LLC (“Lincoln”) and Swartz Private Equity, LLC (“SPE”), each hold Warrants to purchase common stock of the company. The documents governing the terms of the Warrants contain a provision prohibiting Lincoln and SPE, as applicable, from exercising warrants for shares of Common Stock if doing so would result in the Reporting Persons and their affiliates beneficially owning shares of Common Stock that represent more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, the Reporting Persons did not beneficially own more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. This number assumes that Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC may be deemed to be affiliated and under common control.
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
0
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
30,167,239
See “*” from paragraph 6 above.
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
30,167,239
See “*” from paragraph 6 above.
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
9.99%
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
3
CUSIP No. 70336N107
Item 1.
(a)
Name of Issuer
Patriot Scientific Corporation
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
10989 Via Frontera
San Diego, CA 92127
Item 2.
(a)
Name of Person Filing
Lincoln Ventures, LLC
Swartz Private Equity, LLC
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 275
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(c)
Citizenship
Lincoln Ventures, LLC – Arizona
Swartz Private Equity, LLC – Georgia
(d)
Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share
(e)
CUSIP Number
70336N107
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a)
o
Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)
o
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)
o
Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)
o
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e)
o
An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)
o
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)
o
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)
o
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)
o
A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)
o
Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
4
Item 4.
Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
Lincoln Ventures, LLC - 30,167,239*
Swartz Private Equity, LLC - 30,167,239*
* Assuming that the Issuer had 304,719,593 shares issued and outstanding as of February 9, 2006, which is the number indicated by a certified statement from the Issuer’s transfer agent, Interwest Transfer Company, Inc, then Lincoln Ventures, LLC (“Lincoln”) and Swartz Private Equity, LLC (“SPE”) have beneficial ownership of the above number of shares of common stock. Lincoln and Swartz each hold Warrants to purchase common stock of the company. The documents governing the terms of the Warrants contain a provision prohibiting Lincoln and SPE, as applicable, from exercising warrants for shares of Common Stock if doing so would result in the Reporting Persons and their affiliates beneficially owning shares of Common Stock that represent more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as determined under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, the Reporting Persons did not beneficially own more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock. This number assumes that Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC may be deemed to be affiliated and under common control.
(b)
Percent of class:
Lincoln Ventures, LLC - 9.99% (*)
Swartz Private Equity, LLC - 9.99% (*)
(*) see note in 4(a) above.
(c)
Number of shares as to which the person has:
Lincoln Ventures, LLC
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
30,167,239, (Assuming the Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC are deemed to be under common control). See “*” in Item 4(a) above.
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
30,167,239. (Assuming the Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC are deemed to be under common control). See “*” in Item 4(a) above.
Swartz Private Equity, LLC
(i)
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
(ii)
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
30,167,239, (Assuming the Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC are deemed to be under common control). See “*” in Item 4(a) above.
(iii)
Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
(iv)
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
30,167,239, (Assuming the Lincoln Ventures, LLC and Swartz Private Equity, LLC are deemed to be under common control). See “*” in Item 4(a) above.
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o.
N/A
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
N/A
5
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
If a parent holding company or Control person has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.
N/A
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to s.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to s.240.13d-1(c) or s.240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.
N/A
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.
N/A
Item 10.
Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
If it stays at or above .50 the warrants to buy will be executed. eom
ease2002, while I certainly do not know any facts, I do believe that SNE was dropped from the docket in Texas. I can only offer the speculative answer that perhaps SNE, similarly as HP, has offered a settlement. I believe SNE was originally listed in the California proceeding, but dropped when it was relocated to Texas.
I should also speculate openly that offering a dividend was an interesting move for 2 reasons. First, it brings PTSC up on those screens in the firms that only invest in dividend offering firms, and second, that to be comfortable enough to issue a divide from cash in the bank might portend a high-level of comfort with potential incoming revenues.
I wonder what effect the weekend will have after the large funds have a chance to conduct deep research. Doing a dividend was a really stroke of genius and put this company on those screens that filter for dividends. Then bringing Turley back and announcing it in the release late on Friday was interesting. I wonder what lays behind that move?
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 13, 2006, the Board of Directors of Patriot Scientific Corporation
(the "Company"), approved the entering into of each of the following agreements
as of February 9, 2006: (i) an Agreement with Regard to Exercise Price Resets
and 4.99% Limitation by and between the Company and Lincoln Ventures, LLC
("Lincoln") and an Agreement with Regard to Exercise Price Resets and 4.99%
Limitation by and between the Company and Swartz Private Equity, L.L.C.
("Swartz") (collectively, the "Reset Agreements"), (ii) a Waiver and Agreement
by and between the Company and Lincoln (the "Lincoln Waiver"), (iii) a Waiver
and Agreement by and between the Company and Swartz (the "Swartz Waiver," and
together with the Lincoln Waiver, the "Waiver Agreements"), and (iv) a Warrant
to Purchase Common Stock of the Company issued to Lincoln (the "Warrant
Agreement").
Under the terms of the Reset Agreements, the Company and Lincoln and Swartz
agreed to amend the terms of (i) each of the warrants of the Company held by
Lincoln and Swartz such that the exercise price of the warrants is no longer
subject to downward resets based on the trading price of the common stock of the
Company, and (ii) each of the debentures of the Company held by Lincoln and
Swartz such that the conversion price of the debentures is fixed at its current
level. Under the terms of the Reset Agreements, the Company and Lincoln and
Swartz also agreed to amend all of the agreements entered into between the
Company and Lincoln or Swartz that limit the ability of Lincoln or Swartz to be
the beneficial owner of more than 4.99% of the common stock of the Company to be
amended to provide that Lincoln or Swartz may not, through the exercise of
warrants, the conversion of debentures, or otherwise, be the beneficial owner of
more than 9.99% of the common stock of the Company.
Under the terms of the Waiver Agreements, Lincoln and Swartz agreed to amend
their rights under the terms of certain warrants held by each of them to receive
a payment in the event of a payment of a dividend by the Company. Prior to
entering into the Waiver Agreements, if at any time after the issuance date of
the subject warrants, the Company made any distribution to holders of its common
stock, then Lincoln and Swartz would be entitled to receive a payment equal to
the amount of such distribution which would have been payable to them had they
owned the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the subject warrants
as of the record date for the distribution. Under the terms of the Waiver
Agreement, if the market price of the Company's common stock on the record date
for a distribution is greater than or equal to $0.15 per share, the payment to
Lincoln and Swartz would be reduced to the amount which would be payable to
Lincoln and Swartz had they engaged in a cashless exercise of the subject
warrants as of the record date for the distribution.
The Board of Directors also authorized the issuance of 7,000,000 warrants to
Lincoln, which are exercisable through April 1, 2011 and have an exercise price
of $0.0775.
Item 5.02 Election of Director
On February 3, 2006, the Company's Board of Directors elected James Turley to be
a member of the Board of Directors. It is expected that Mr. Turley will serve on
the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 10, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has
entered into agreements to reorganize its relationship with Lincoln and Swartz
under the terms of the Reset Agreement, Waiver Agreements and Warrant Agreement,
each of which is discussed above under Item 1.01. In addition, the Company
announced that Lincoln and Swartz will immediately convert their remaining
convertible debentures of the Company, following which the Company will not have
any debt on its balance sheet and that the Company will have the right to redeem
certain warrants owned by Lincoln and Swartz over a period of several months. A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference.
On February 15, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing that it will
issue a dividend of $0.02 per share of common stock for shareholders and
qualified warrant holders of record as of February 24, 2006. A copy of this
press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference.
8-K 3rd Page of 4 TOC 1st Previous Next Bottom Just 3rd
Patriot Scientific Corporation expressly disclaims any obligation to update a
press release and cautions that it is only accurate on the date it was
presented. The inclusion of any data or statements in a press release does not
signify that the information is considered material.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
No. Description
4.29 Agreement with Regard to Exercise Price Resets and 4.99% Limitation
by and between Patriot Scientific Corporation and Lincoln Ventures,
LLC, entered into as of February 9, 2006.
4.30 Agreement with Regard to Exercise Price Resets and 4.99% Limitation
by and between Patriot Scientific Corporation and Swartz Private
Equity, LLC
4.31 Waiver and Agreement by and between Patriot Scientific Corporation
and Lincoln Ventures, LLC, entered into as of February 9, 2006
4.32 Waiver and Agreement by and between Patriot Scientific Corporation
and Swartz Private Equity, LLC entered into as of February 9, 2006
4.33 Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Patriot Scientific Corporation
issued to Lincoln Ventures, LLC
99.1 Press release dated February 10, 2006.
99.2 Press release dated February 14, 2006.
Not withstanding the rarity of this dividend move, I suspect we will see a buy-back of shares the next time around. To do this means one of two things: 1) there is more money coming in or, 2) they are crazy. I'll leave it to others to decide which it is, but I know what it is for me.
Allies pledge $10 billion to boost Itanium
By Stephen Shankland
Story last modified Thu Jan 26 13:44:00 PST 2006
SAN FRANCISCO--Intel, Hewlett-Packard and seven other server companies will spend $10 billion through 2010 to try to increase adoption of the Itanium processor.
The money is coming from Intel and HP--Itanium's co-developers and top backers--as well as from Unisys, Silicon Graphics Inc., NEC, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Fujitsu-Siemens and Groupe Bull. The companies said Thursday that they will spend the money on research and development, marketing, and work to help software companies support the high-end processor.
"Itanium has been taking share from both IBM power and Sun Sparc. We're on the right trajectory, but we want to go faster," Tom Kilroy, general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group, said at a press event here. "The $10 billion investment is a statement that we want to accelerate as a unified body."
The companies are members of the Itanium Solutions Alliance, which includes Microsoft, Red Hat, Novell, Oracle and other software companies. The alliance also announced its Itanium Solutions Catalog, which describes various combinations of hardware and software for specific tasks.
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Itanium, a high-end processor, was once expected to sweep the server world. But because of delays, initial performance issues and software incompatibilities, Intel has had major difficulties getting Itanium to catch on. Most recently, the first dual-core model, code-named Montecito, was delayed from 2005 until mid-2006.
Kilroy made it clear why Intel is pushing so hard to give Itanium a stronger future.
"This is a $140 billion opportunity on hardware. It's dwarfed by the opportunity in software and services on top of that," Kilroy said. "There's a reason there's $10 billion of investment in play."
SGI, a relatively small company that concentrates on the high-end technical computing systems, expects to benefit from the strength-in-numbers argument behind the alliance.
"The Itanium Solutions Alliance is useful for us," said Greg Estes, vice president of global marketing, in an interview. "If you're a company like ours, you try to stake out ground to be the high-performance player in the marketplace. If you can do that with a robust ecosystem underneath that, that doesn't feel esoteric--high-performance systems with something that feels like it has some weight on it so you're not just betting on SGI alone--that's a better story for customers."
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http://news.com.com/Allies+pledge+10+billion+to+boost+Itanium/2100-1006_3-6031773.html?tag=nefd.top
What will be very interesting to see transpire is a dual OS battle on the same machine:
http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/64E7EA353646669ECA2570F50012430B
Assuming the buyer is able to load two OSs, what happens when the users experience viruses and crashes on one and the stable, and more protected environment of the other?
lango, I think the significant drop in Dell may, just may, be translated into an uptick in Apple?
Further, and I think this is really my point, Apple is no longer what it once was. Now it is a consumer electronics company (ala Sony), a PC company (ala Dell), a home entertainment company (ala - Apple?), and an OS company (ala MSFT). I think the market is really stumped on how to categorize AAPL. What do you think?
Thanks. eom
.Mac has always been, in my estimation, a wonderful opportunity for a media distribution system up and above storage - the convergence of storage, content distribution, and the iTunes + portable pod model. eom
PowerBook reliability...
http://www.macintouch.com/reliability/laptops.html
Hole reported in SunnComm CD copy protection?
http://www.drmwatch.com/drmtech/article.php/3569541
unemployed hopefully, or better yet, putting out a "buy" on MSFT, Dell, etc.
There is not much to talk about at the moment that is new. We are just waiting for the cash register drawer to open.
pre-paying for that flash ensures the delivery so that some other company doesn't step in front and take it.
Whatever it is, it will be the first of its kind...
dilleet, the world of computers is about to change - and thankfully for the better for a change. When the world experiences what we experience they will think they have discovered Nirvana and they will run to it.
Can we handle watching Dell, HP, and they other PC-oles losing more market share?
I, for one, similar to Soros, am banking on Apple's upside and the ordinary PC OEM downside.
Just saw an article at FT saying that Apple and Intel expanded their chip relationship today regarding flash memory for the iPod.
However, the article seems to have been pulled...
http://us.ft.com/ftsuperpage/superpage.php?news_id=fto112120051828567881&referrer_id=yahoofinanc....
George Soros took a big stake in Apple. eom