"Sun servers were the most reliable so all internet co's used them back then, even though Sun's proprietary stack was expensive & sticky." A few things in the

"Sun servers were the most reliable so all internet co's used them back then, even though Sun's proprietary stack was expensive & sticky." A few things in the article start to rhyme a bit with where NVIDIA is at today. An expensive, proprietary, sticky stack. Purchased in large quantities by startups... An acquaintance who was at Sun and now NVIDIA tells me "Please don't be Sun... please don't be Sun!" Granted, NVIDIA is also in a great position in the gaming market, so they look pretty diversified and safe to me.