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HP Terminates Itanium Workstations

Posted by michael on from the writing-on-the-wall dept.

vincecate writes "The largest Itanium system maker, HP, has terminated its Itanium workstations. It seems their workstation customers have spoken in favor of x64. In related news, Intel expects to ship over 100,000 Itaniums in all of 2004 while AMD is estimating 1.5 to 2 million AMD64 chips in Q4."

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  1. The good news by raider_red · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've heard that HP actually sold both of the Itaniums they had in inventory, so there shouldn't be too much to write off.

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  2. Top 10 by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Top 10 Itanic jokes:

    10. HP decided that they didn't want to go down with the Itanic
    9. Hear that flushing sound? That's billions of dollars being invested into a lemon.
    8. HP must of realized it was a 64-bit Pinto.
    7. HP's just upset that they didn't get to sit on the bow and yell, "I'm the King of Computers!"
    6. HP's Itanic line is sunk.
    5. "The Itanic is the most advanced chip of her kind. She's practically unsinkable!"
    4. HP didn't want to be compared to Leonardo Di Caprio
    3. HP Execs suddenly realized that Di Caprio dies in the end
    2. Intel assured HP that the Itanic was not sinking, despite being hit by a AMDBerg
    1. "My clock wiiilllll, count on and on!"

    Sorry, I just couldn't resist. :-D

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    1. Re:Top 10 by KingKire64 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Horrible, simply horrible.

      Eck

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  3. How the times change... by Kazymyr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember 5 or 6 years ago the new 64-bit chips from Intel were "hot" with everyone talking about them, and also supposedly right around the corner in terms of schedule. AMD surely stole their thunder on this.

    O tempora...

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  4. Re:How Ironic by Rauser · · Score: 5, Funny
    What else does HP make?

    iPods... oh wait...

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