Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Haddock]

>> Now you know why the Linux leaders are so enamoured of
>> it. A capable achitecture for the next decade.
>
> Who are these leaders?

Torvalds, Alan Cox etc.

People might think a genuine Linux Supercomputer is cool, but on a slightly more realistic level (for them personally) they see a lot of x86-64 in their future. It's just a very good fit for Linux.

On a slightly different tack:

http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,82508,00.html

Why the sudden interest in SuSE from HPQ. Could it be their strong x86-64 support?