Replies to post #25588 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Jerry R]

sgolds - Intel just keeps changing their tune. AMD seems to be successfully kicking I2 upstairs.

Your characterization of "changing their tune" is clearly wrong. Intel "changed their tune" once over 4 years ago when they introduced Xeon. Back then, you could have called this Intel's Plan B, with Itanium becoming relegated to the high end to compete with SPARC/Alpha/POWER once Barrett and company made this decision.

Intel has been very supportive Xeon ever since, and it has made them a lot of money. It's clear that it will continue to be a focus of the company, and will do whatever it takes to keep it competitive.

[Elmer Phud]

Sgolds -

Back when Intel and HP announced the project in 1994, Merced was suppose to have replaced x86 in both servers and desktops before now. Now, that isn't I2, but certainly was the intent for the EPIC architecture.

That's just not true, but if you say it it becomes true, right?