Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

And as you say, PAE doesn't cut it. Ask any programmer what he'd rather code for and he
will say 64 bit flat memory model. Since machines with 64 bit flat memory model are now
available for no premium it's a no-brainer what to use for new projects.

Since when has the likes and dislikes of individual programmers mattered more than
business interests? Programmers absolutely hated the 16 bit x86 segmentation model
and many gushed over 68k computers like Amiga and Next computers. But where are
Amiga and Next now?

About $16B of Xeon servers sold last year. That is a absolutely huge incentive for ISVs
to code for PAE when server class application needs more than 4 GB of memory. Very
few of us, programmers included, have the luxury of deciding to work only on what is
considered easy, elegant, or our idea of cool; we work on what earns a paycheck.