Replies to post #3462 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Elmer Phud]

Doug -

So you mean the first CPU in the Itanium family didn't cut it at all for IBM?

You are correct. The first version didn't cut it. Not even close. The second version does though and the third version, due shortly, is far superior to anything on the market, including Opteron. The point is that IBM is offering an Itanium now and thinking about an Opteron tomorrow. The momentum is building.

[chipguy]

I guess the time to beat is then either:

2 years from the introduction of the Opteron family

or

9 months from the introduction of the Opteron2

whichever comes first.

Assuming AMD survives long enough to see either milestone

or

goes under.

Whichever comes first.