by Hla Min
Updated : Aug 2025
SGI
- Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) sold $10,000+ work stations.
- Its customers include the movie companies doing computer animation.
- With the advent of powerful graphic chips and PCs which offer graphics and animations at reasonable prices, SGI folded.
SGI Buildings
- Computer History Museum (CHM) bought one of the SGI buildings on Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View.
- Google bought most of the remaining SGI buildings and created its GooglePlex.
Caution
- A top company may be toppled by competitors and innovators.
Posts
- Competition
- Innovation
- Obsolescence
- Technology
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