A sequencer is just a peripheral (Score 1)

Sequencers are data collection peripherals. P.E. Biosystems has more similarities with a manufacturer of milling machines, electron microscopes, or wave soldering equipment than to cisco or microsoft. Although P.E. Biosystems occupies an interesting and important niche in the market, it is just that.

The interesting and revolutionary work is done elsewhere, and the real industrial powerhoses will probably be the firms which manage and interpret the data that is collected.