Intel and HP Commit $10 billion to Boost Itanium

YesSir writes "Support for the high-end processor that has had difficulties catching on is coming in from its co-developers Intel and HP. 'The 10 billion investment is a statement that we want to accelerate as a unified body' said Tom Kilroy, general manager of Intel’s digital enterprise group."

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Alpha

[linguae]

Too bad HP won't spend $$$ to bring back the Alpha.

I miss architecture diversity....

This is NOT it's last gasp.

[Chas]

This is more along the lines of post-mortem muscle contractions.

I'm sure that SOMEONE out there is willing to pour money down the toilet for this platform. And they'll make HP/Intel very very happy.

Then again, there's people who're into snorting drain cleaner too...

Tsk Tsk Tsk..

[ackthpt]

seems just a bit too late. they should donate to help feed some starving children not starving platforms.

How do you know they aren't planning this as some method of helping bring an end to wars? If they get the pentagon buying Itanium equipped missiles, just think what they could do!

AFGHANISTAN - YBN Today it was confirmed that Osama Bin-laden was killed as a Cruise Missile, manufactured by Strongbad Industries asploded near his hideout. The Cruise Missile was equipped with an HP computer guidance system which employed an Intel Itanium processor. The missile missed the target, but Mr. Bin-laden was struck in the head by the processor's heatsink and died later from the injury.

Re:Let me get this straight

[ceeam]

To rephrase what somebody else wrote here:

1) Profit!
2) ???
3) Itanium.