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HP, Intel Call it Quits on Itanium Partnership

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the better-luck-next-time dept.

envisionary writes "Hewlett-Packard Co. and Intel Corp. have ended their partnership to co-develop the Itanium 64-bit processor line, according to a report from Reuters. The move follows disappointing sales for servers based on the processor, according to the report. Intel and HP developed the processor about 10 years, but the chip has been a flop due to delays, cost overruns and lackluster demand."

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  1. Will Intel just give it up already!!!1! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The itanium line has downs syndrome, why didn't they see that from the beginning?

  2. Re:Famous last words? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And it was true until hordes of programmers got to work writing bloated, marginally-useful Java libraries. The hydrogen bomb was designed on much smaller systems than you have on your desk.