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[KeithDust2000]

IBM´s server chief on Opteron

Zeitler:

In terms of Opteron … you have a lot of people today—a lot of customers, a lot of software companies—saying, "I would much prefer if I could run the current IA-32 applications that I've invested billions in and go in a more seamless way toward 64-bit capabilities." That's the reason the Opteron product is attractive to people in the market. It doesn't have anything to do with us.

Are customers asking you for Itanium systems, or are they taking a more wait-and-see attitude?

Zeitler:

It's more wait-and-see. … I think it's pretty telling that Opteron servers outshipped Itanium servers by more than 2-to-1 in the latest IDC [numbers]. And the Opteron is pretty early in their life comparatively.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1541157,00.asp

Pretty telling, indeed. Thanks for the backup, William! Great to see this coming from IBM, the biggest server OEM in the world. About time to broaden the line-up, don´t you think? :)