Re: Server shipments [was Re: Minutes from Feb 21 LSE Call]

Larry McVoy (lm@bitmover.com)
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:17:01 -0800

On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:11:21PM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > What part of "all servers from all companies" did you not understand?
>
> Average price from Dell: $2495
> Average price overall: $9347
>
> Conclusion ... Dell makes cheaper servers than average, presumably smaller.

So how many CPUs do you think you get in a $9K server?

Better yet, since you work for IBM, how many servers do they ship in a year
with 16 CPUs?

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