We believe that computer systems vendors are addressing this challenge by identifying and nurturing new markets with a combination of financial support, such as Compaq's life science investment program, and working with existing customers to help them expand their applications. The technical computing market is unique in that it holds the potential to expand requirements as fast, or faster, than Moore's Law growth in computer system capability. Maintaining end-user confidence. Compaq has succeeded in obtaining a high level of confidence from the technical computer market. However, over the last four decades we have seen computer vendors enter the market, only to exit again when other opportunities seemed more profitable.
Technical users are thus wary of vendors' long-term strategies.
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