Chipguy, Re: The market for RISC based systems was ~$40B in 1997. Last year it was about $20B.
I seem to recall charts showing growth in Unix based servers. I could be wrong.
Re: try licensing IPF from Intel to build compatible processors. ... I think what you mean to say is that IPF is the first high end processor to target the server and workstation market with a entirely merchant chip sales business mode - just like x86.
Is it that Intel will not license the IPF ISA, or that no one has asked for it? I can't see Itanium being a proprietary ISA for long. Intel certainly knows that industry adoption is easier with more players and choices.
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