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Itanium Will Only Be Partly Supported by Longhorn

Posted by Hemos on from the the-diminishing-roles dept.

ver.sicher.ungsvergleich writes "Although stopping short of pulling the plug entirely on Itanium, MS has said that Longhorn will only be able to work for a limited number of higher-end jobs. On the positive side, Microsoft does see a future for the chip, but that 'big iron' slot is not exactly what Chipzilla envisioned as Itanium's future."

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  1. I think it's time to pull the plug by roman_mir · · Score: 4, Funny

    on Longhorn.

    Where the hell is Netcraft when you need it?

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    1. Re:I think it's time to pull the plug by Metteyya · · Score: 3, Funny

      Netcraft confirms it: Longhorn/Vista is dying before even being released (must... resist... writing... "born").

  2. Yay! by machinegunhand · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean I can get out of my MS EULA now?

  3. Xserves? by pepicek · · Score: 3, Funny

    And what about Itanium in Apple servers? Does anybody think it's possible?

  4. Also supported by KoolDude · · Score: 3, Funny


    Itanium Will Only Be Partly Supported by Longhorn

    ...the Microsoft executive also added that MyDoom, NetSky, Sobig, Sasser and MSBlast will be fully supported out of the box.

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