Run for your lives! It’s a semi-zombie!
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist]
Well, the conglomeration of storage, servers, and switches is known as a fabric, so I guess the Silkworm is the… the… well it’s a stupid name.
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I think calling a network “fabric” is pretty dorky to begin with… 
[QUOTE=teela brown]
I’m no economics genius, but isn’t buying off the competition rather than developing a better product or service rather unhealthy for the economy?
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Don’t know about the economy, but it sure seems to cut down on innovation. AlliedSignal bought up Garrett (they make turbo chargers) who then bought up RayJay and several other smaller companies. Things got pretty stagnent in the world of turbochargers until some new competition sprang up. (Mitsubishi, Holset, etc.) Now we are seeing variable nozzle designs, ceramic bearings, and turbocharging is becoming much more mainstream.