When juniper Networks officials in late January announced they would discontinue the company's DX line, CEO Scott Kriens told eWeek that the market for the products was commod-itizing and that Juniper's strategy is to pursue more high-performance opportunities that can command more premium pricing. "The Wal-Mart strategy is not Juniper's [strategy]," Kriens said. However, a series of missteps and a rapidly shifting market-and not a space that's moving toward com-moditization-may lie at the heart of Juniper's decision to pull the plug on its DX line of application delivery controllers. Industry observers disagree with Kriens' assessment, saying Juniper failed to execute on its acquisition of Redline Networks, did not fully exploit the competitive advantages in the acquired DX product line and saw F5 Networks unexpectedly rise quickly to the dominant position in the market.
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机译：杜松网络公司（Juniper Networks）官员在1月下旬宣布将停止该公司的DX系列产品时，其首席执行官Scott Sri Kriens告诉eWeek，该产品的市场正在商品化，并且瞻博网络的战略是寻求更多高性能的机会，从而获得更高的定价。克里恩斯说：“沃尔玛的战略不是瞻博网络的战略。”但是，一系列的失误和快速变化的市场-而不是朝着商品化的空间-可能是Juniper决定取消其DX应用交付控制器线的决定的核心。业界观察家不同意Kriens的评估，称瞻博网络未能执行对Redline Networks的收购，没有充分利用所收购的DX产品线的竞争优势，并且看到F5 Networks意外地迅速上升到市场的主导地位。
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