Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

But still, why do I have to pay from 40 to 70 K for that server?

That's a function of the market it addresses. It is competing against IBM pseries 630,
SGI Origin 3200 and Altix 3000, and Sun Fire 880. I doubt the 5670 pricing is out of line
compared to those systems. HP probably doesn't want to undercut its own RISC based
mid range systems by too much either.

Anyway, I am a great believer in Adam Smith's "invisible hand" of capitalism. If HP is
charging too much then they will have to lower their price or not sell as many as they
want.