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| SGI's particular dilemma was finding new revenue to replace its high
| margin systems that were being commoditized by cheap PCs running
| Windows NT or Linux, relentless increases in the of power of commodity
| 3D graphics cards, and ever faster interconnects. At its peak SGI
| turned over $4bn a year, and employed around 10,000 people.
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