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6/23/2010 2:25:06 PM

RE:one would have thought that they would drop the x86 compatability after more than 30 years of processor progress

x86 compatibility might be the biggest cash cow in the history of technology for both of the major parties(MSFT/INTC). Intel tried to kill it themselves with EPIC/Itanium and now they only have one customer left for that with HP. Outside of mobile devices, x86/x64 will continue to dominate. ARM is trying to move up and Intel is trying to move down...

The head on collision should be interesting and beneficial to end users.

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Europe funds ARM-based server research

Peter Clarke
(06/23/2010 6:19 AM EDT)
URL: eetimes.com