The pitiful showing of the new third party Sparcsystem clones at Comdex last month seems to demand that Sparc International and Sun Microsystems too – if it’s to pull off its Great Strategy require some polished orchestration from the Sparc supporters club in the future and maybe even give them the wherewithal they need not to look as if they’re tripping over their own shoelaces. Sparc International supposedly has a portfolio of co-operative distribution programmes in the works for next year but obviously needs its members to get behind them before the window of opportunity slams shut on their fingertips. It also needs the financial clout to pursue them. It’s thought the consortium and its masters have just started negotiating a draft 1991 budget – presumably there’ll be enough zeros in it to support their marketing plans.
