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Microsoft Commits to Using Opteron

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the catching-up-to-linux dept.

the_1000th_Monkey writes "According these articles at The Inquirer, Infoworld, and The Register Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will support AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor. Beta releases can be expected in the middle of this year. Here is MS's official press release."

3 of 390 comments (clear)

  1. What about activation? by Quasar1999 · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's great, what about linux support?

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  2. Re:Tough choice for MS, I'm sure by leviramsey · · Score: 1, Troll

    No, it's a poorly implemented unholy hybrid of UNIX, DOS, OS/2, and VMS that has processor-specific cruft buried deep under the skin.

  3. Ha ha ha, so impressive. by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll
    I've spoken to some people who work in the Windows server team, and they have told me that 32 bit performance has been almost as good on the Opterons as on 32 bit processors. And the 64 bit version of Windows is very, very fast.

    As usual, the best windows ever is whatever staggers out the door! M$ is soooo slow. Have a nice look at ports in the free software world.

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