Comments on: Intel to spotlight new Itanium: 'Poulson'

Firm still has long-term plans for Itanium, despite the chip's troubles and the popularity of the company's lower-end Xeon products.

[bobby_brady]

Itaniums remind me of Alpha

Intel can make it as fast as they want, doesn't matter if nobody is buying Itaniums.

[System Tyrant]

well

I won't say that Itanium is the best, but at some point I believe the x86 technology is going to become outdated nomatter what you do to it. I think at some point we are going to have to have a replacement. Maybe then (2070) Itanium will have a chance :).

[bobby_brady]

Itaniums remind me of Alpha

Intel can make it as fast as they want, doesn't matter if nobody is buying Itaniums.

[System Tyrant]

well

I won't say that Itanium is the best, but at some point I believe the x86 technology is going to become outdated nomatter what you do to it. I think at some point we are going to have to have a replacement. Maybe then (2070) Itanium will have a chance :).

[fred dunn]

Intel, wake up and smell the coffee...

Intels approach to Itanium is the same approach they took with the Pentium4 and their associated chipsets, either use slow SDRAM or use RAMBUS RDRAM because that's all we're supporting. Well that changed when nobody wanted RDRAM but they lost countless millions in the process.
Another instance is when AMD came out with the X86 64 bit extensions, Intels take was we are not going to do that because we we have the Itanium. Now they have implemented the 64 bit extensions into their chips but only after losing sales to AMD.
Itanium is not a bad processor but it is just not x86 compatible. When Intel finally integrates x86 microcode and compatibility (or at least very efficient virtual compatibility) Itanium will just be the Itanic.
When will Intel open their eyes and ears to the consuming public and develop for their consumers and not their research geeks? My bet is not soon.

Fred Dunn

[fred dunn]

Intel, wake up and smell the coffee...

Intels approach to Itanium is the same approach they took with the Pentium4 and their associated chipsets, either use slow SDRAM or use RAMBUS RDRAM because that's all we're supporting. Well that changed when nobody wanted RDRAM but they lost countless millions in the process.
Another instance is when AMD came out with the X86 64 bit extensions, Intels take was we are not going to do that because we we have the Itanium. Now they have implemented the 64 bit extensions into their chips but only after losing sales to AMD.
Itanium is not a bad processor but it is just not x86 compatible. When Intel finally integrates x86 microcode and compatibility (or at least very efficient virtual compatibility) Itanium will just be the Itanic.
When will Intel open their eyes and ears to the consuming public and develop for their consumers and not their research geeks? My bet is not soon.

Fred Dunn