SGI clearly had the cutting edge graphics technology and hardware - In my mind, the 3D video cards killed them very quickly and made SGI obsolete. As you may recall, when the 3Dfx Voodoo's were hitting the market, SGI did nothing at all, thinking that they still had the market cornered. Then came ATI, Creative, Nvidia etc. Back then there was the delineation between 'gaming' video cards and 'workstation' video cards, the latter having the premium price. SGI could have positioned themselves in both areas, especially the workstation cards.
It was a classic case of a large, entrenched, slow moving company getting thwarted by startups. Too slow or unwilling to act / react...
It was a classic case of a large, entrenched, slow moving company getting thwarted by startups. Too slow or unwilling to act / react...