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Sun May Use Opteron Chips

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-molten-core-is-pure-silicon dept.

Runnin_Rob writes "CNET Nets.com is reporting that Sun is likely (not definite, but likely) to start using AMD's Opteron in the near future. The article also discusses how Linux is pushing for greater acceptability of Solaris x86 because 'All of the sudden it is OK to (put) something other than Windows.'"

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  1. Re:Not likely by E.+T.+Alveron · · Score: 5, Informative

    that's fine for n-way servers, but the high-end workstation market may benefit from a 64bit cpu.
    there are already plenty of dual Itanium 'stations available for $10k and up.
    I bet AMD will undercut Intel's price for 64bit CPU by a lot.