Rumors: HP will drop chip biz

[W1nTry]

RUMORS CONTINUE to roll that it's likely Intel will buy up HP's chip business.

See 1ntel may buy out HP 1Tanium

The latest gossip is that HP will get out of the chip business entirely.

The people at HP who continue to work on the Itanium and those left on the PA-RISC team in Fort Collins, will keep their jobs, as long as they're happy working for the chip giant.

And, the same sources say, the news will be released to the world+dog sooner than anyone might think.

So we'll see, won't we, soon enough.                    

[Czar]

This is still rumour? I thought I read last week that hp had for sure signed off on assisting in any further development on Itanium...a serious blow to the Itanium for sure...considering that hp was a key partner in its conception and development...what can I say...all your Itanium are belong to Opteron muhahahhaa lol!                    

[W1nTry]

Well its official now...

Intel, HP confirm Itanium climbdown

Alphacide and Icebergitis

By INQUIRER staff: Thursday 16 December 2004, 09:03
MORE DETAILS confirm our story early in December that HP is decking its development of Itanium processors, ending the hopes of both firms when they wanted to create a 64-bit processor for the future a full decade ago.

No one knows how many billions of dollars both companies have spent promoting the Itanium design. But Intel has agreed to take on the Fort Collins team in Colorado which was responsible for many of the generations of the processor.

As many as 200 people might be involved, but as we reported yesterday, it's a case of Hobson's Choice for the folk. We understand that an inpromptu meeting of the staff is being held later today.

One source told the INQUIRER: "AMD did an intelligent job of looking at what it takes to make a properly designed 64 bit processor and implemented it as an engineering and marketing tour de force".

He continued: "Intel keeps trying to fix the shortcomings of its designs by patching over the defects desparately. It reminds me of a guy trying to straighten a bent nail by hitting it with the hammer harder and harder".

He added that Microsoft has lost the plot on 64-bit computing. "It has totally missed the tipping point in technology change by delaying 64-bit Windows. Linux now has an insurmountable lead".

HP and Intel aren't saying what the financial terms of the agreement are.

The Wall St Journal today reports our old sparring partner Rich Marcello at HP as saying the firm was "too close" to Intel.

                   

[DeadEyes]

He added that Microsoft has lost the plot on 64-bit computing. "It has totally missed the tipping point in technology change by delaying 64-bit Windows. Linux now has an insurmountable lead".

this makes me so happy you wouldn't believe                    

[SPK]

Well that's no surprise to me really...

And I agree with the bit that Linux has a nearly insurmountable lead for 64-bit computing...it'll be interesting as to how MS will play this off, but then there will always be the people who will go for it because it asks them "where do you want to go today?"