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Intel Plans A Common Socket For Xeon, Itanium

Posted by timothy on from the common-ground dept.

stonedonkey writes "According to EE Times, Intel is planning a common system platform for the Xeon and Itanium by 2007, "creating a unified 64-bit motherboard with a new, one-size-fits-all socket." Intel's Jason Waxman says , "It has been something that customers have been asking us for for a while now...the reseller [currently] has to have an inventory of both boxes on hand." Feeling the heat from the competition, cutting losses, or just friendly customer service?"

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  1. Re:Why bother... by Graelin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The Itanium is crap isn't it?

    Spoken like a true sheep. Why don't you look it up yourself instead of letting the /. crowd feed you BS.

    I choose AMD and VIA mini/nano-ITX whenever possible, voting with $.

    Further proof you have no idea what this is about... Intel does not want YOU to buy an Itanium. Get real - you couldn't afford it even if you wanted to.

    They want the Fortune 100 companies that need machines with 128+ processors for manhandling multi-gig datasets in seconds to buy them.

    They could really give a shit about you. Your dollars, in this case, don't prove anything.