Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 20th Jan 2006 20:37 UTC, submitted by Dean Jason
With the next Itanium chip, Intel has abandoned a feature it once banked on but that never proved successful. Circuitry to let Itanium run software for x86 chips, such as Pentium and Xeon chips, is not present in the forthcoming 'Montecito' processor, according to the 176-page reference manual (.pdf) for the chip published this week. Update: El Reg has more on this story.
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RE: oh intel just kill this thing and move on
by agentj on Sat 21st Jan 2006 16:09
in reply to "oh intel just kill this thing and move on"
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the negative return on investment for itanium is breathtaking even for intel. no, markets for this chip are not going to materialize. no, people will not wake up to its value "real soon now". no, no one really cares if it is slightly faster than brandX.
its DEAD. sales of this chip are measured in the same way prisoners mark the days - scratch marks on the wall.
even intel can't kill x86.