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To: Tomcat who wrote (44124)	6/13/2001 11:13:46 AM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Intel wouldn't just copy x86-64, they would modify it to make it incompatible with AMD's implementation. And I suspect that Intel is now working on it, but I'd be very surprised if such a chip were ready before 2003. And, depending on how popular IA64 becomes, Microsoft may just say "no." Petz

To: Tomcat who wrote (44124)	6/13/2001 12:11:46 PM
From: Gopher Broke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

The problem with IA64 is not the hardware cost (although that is a problem when you look at price/performance) but the software cost. Intel took the (IMO) crazy decision with IA64 to drastically increase the cost of software development. I doubt you will ever see the breadth of software support needed to make it a mainstream server system, never mind a 64 bit desktop replacement.