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To: rudedog who wrote (56935)11/22/2003 12:02:16 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 64865
 
was it clear to you, when you first saw the Itanium designs that the product was a non-starter?

My guess is it was perceived as a good product when it came out.... but the market determined it was not compelling.



To: rudedog who wrote (56935)11/22/2003 3:03:23 PM
From: cfimx  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 64865
 
>>You must be the only one in the world, who is not on Intel's payroll, who thinks Itanium will be other than a specialty processor for a small market segment. <<

suits me FINE. After all I was the only one in 1996 who predicted that suncom would be TOAST..