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They already have PowerPC servers!
There isn't anything wrong with Power4 or Power5 but they are making these servers for people who want those processors. In that arena there is Opteron and Itanium.

Some customers still want x86-32 code (a lot of it is legacy) to run. And Xeon is still the best bet for this. Sorry AMD fans, but while Opteron does an excellent job with x86-32 it isn't going to keep up with intel rev'ing P4/Xeon all the time (Prescott at 3.6 with larger cache and improved HT). The 64 bit argument is a different topic.)
Posted by: MeMyselfAndI_z   Posted on: 01/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Why not 64-bit G5 but 32-bit Xeon? What?s wrong with G5? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/14/04
Spank the Microturds  SloooeShflu | 01/14/04
They already have PowerPC servers!  MeMyselfAndI_z | 01/15/04
Did IBM estimate G5 lower than Xeon and Jobs? opinion about? (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/15/04
why not AMD 64?  dg mh | 01/15/04
No 64-bit AMD is maybe politics, but no 64-bit G5 is a mystery.  Vily Clay | 01/15/04
agree  dg mh | 01/15/04
It?s hard to believe they made G5 for Apple only. (NT)  Vily Clay | 01/15/04

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