SGI is an anchor which will drag RACK down into the deep, deep sea where SGI has already submerged twice. Oh, and don't forget good old Linux Networx, which Bo and former SGI management also buried before they could come back home to finish the job on the mothership.

Only cutting 10% of staff? Give me a break. You can't acquire a company in perpetual death spiral, only cut 10%, and expect things to level off. You should be able to get more than 10% in pure administrative synergies, given the bloat at SGI. If RACK doesn't realize they have to cut SGI's bloated R&D and SG&A at least an additional 20-30% ASAP, they're truly nuts.

Why are people obsessed with buying poorly performing supercomputer companies? What is with this hubris?

This is all like some very poorly written stage tragedy - more like a really bad TV reality show.