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To: semiconeng who wrote (4694)8/12/2000 12:34:56 AM
From: Joe NYCRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
semiconeng,

And you're right, it's all in the software baby. I could cut and paste all the web links to the announcements about IA-64 support, but I'm sure you've seen plenty.

Did Microsoft "announce" Win64? Where is it? Merced is years late, while Microsoft may be still a year away from having an OS with minimum level of stability.

Meaning, if Intel was on time and delivered Itanium say 2 years ago, there would be no Windows OS of it for next 3 years.

In my opinion, software is the slowest moving part, the weakest link in the chain, and the more critical the software is to the success of a new chip, the lower the odds are that this chip will succeed.

Joe



To: semiconeng who wrote (4694)8/12/2000 5:16:33 AM
From: Gopher BrokeRespond to of 275872
 
I honestly believe that when system administrators are sitting there thinking "Should I buy intel's second generation IA-64 McKinley, or go with this band-aid new SledgeHammer product", I just don't believe they'll pick AMD.

I also believe that they will go for the most stable solution. I just disagree that their choice will be IA64, however long in the tooth that architecture is becoming.


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