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MS has had plenty of time.

AMD announced as far back as 1999 or earlier about the Hammer processor, which was suppose to be a 64 bit x86 processor.

I thought this to be an impressive feat way back then. If I happened to be a multibillion dollar corporation, I would have probably began back then and forked the OS into an IA64 and a 64bit x86 version of the OS. Ofcourse, it wasn't until 99 that the trademarked "Athlon Processor" that AMD really became a name in the computing world. Before, they were pretty much known as generic Intel chips.

Now things are different, AMD has something that Intel doesn't, a processor that runs 32 bit applications and 64 bit applications. Something that is quickly coveted by gamers and server room junkies alike.

Tis a big change in pace for the processor world and Intel is going to be knocked down a couple pegs before they can regain their grip on the market. Yet I still wish to call Microsoft out for dragging their feet when they could be creating competition in the marketplace. Only a monopoly would help out another monopoly.

Don't fret though, another monopoly is out to really create turmoil for Microsoft and Intel.
Who would be big enough to do such a thing. Why IBM ofcourse. How you ask. Simple, they are opening up the PowerPC archetecture to vendors. Imagine true 64bit processors running Linux for the price of a PC. Could it happen? Who really knows. But if it does, the PC world is going to be turned upside down, and some major corporations are going to be screaming rape.

Posted by: nucrash   Posted on: 06/01/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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