DEC had released their Alpha processor and were less interested in promoting a competing architecture .
There were other potential conflicts : earlier that year , MIPS had been purchased by SGI , which may have also contributed to concerns about the neutrality of the target platform .
DEC had released MIPS 's Alpha processor and were less interested in promoting a competing architecture .
There were other potential conflicts : earlier that year , MIPS had been purchased by SGI , which may have also contributed to concerns about the neutrality of the target platform .