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Commodity Hardware Always Wins

November 3, 2010 By Stephen 7 Comments

The history of technology moves in fits and starts, but one trend trumps all else: An inevitable shift from fine-tuned specialized gear to general-purpose commodity building blocks. We see it in both hardware and software, and at all levels of the industry, from chips and wafers to operating systems and networking devices. Take a step back and you'll certainly agree: Commodity … [Read more...] about Commodity Hardware Always Wins

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