IBM PPC970 64bit CPU at CeBIT

[toRus]

Define ?success?. It?s not the first time that the PPC has the same clock speed as with X86 CPUs (refer to 1995 era). I?m just too old for such optimistic appraisals.

Well, if you listen to IBM you would wonder if this is the same "x86" Big Blue 20 years ago. IBM has restructured heavily though it is still considered one of the top copmanies in BOTH hardware and software.

And IBM is pushing PPC rather strongly nowdays. They 've said that noone will speak about Itanium in a few years. And, believe it, if there is any company with the power to do it IBM would be a strong canditate. Plus, don't forget the new chip they are developing with Toshiba and Sony for PS3. That means strong sales for their semiconductor division.

PowerPC is a very good technology - much superior than anything AMD or Intel have in ming. It can scale up to servers or down to PDAs. The future is bright.

[toRus]

Until Intel has exhausted it?s X86 revenues base,
Intel will pump massive $$$ into it?s IA-64 project.
Intel is too well cashed up for this type of battle.

Rephrase: "They 've been a failure though they will be the last to admit it".

So? Please note that IBM has to compete with similar level competitors.

Few can be credited being right at the top in BOTH hardware and software.

So? Should one start a list who supports X86 market?

Let me guess. Dell ?

Well, just about everybody uses x86 nowdays, including Sun, Sony, Toshiba and ... (aargh !!) IBM. But these companies (unlike Dell and Gateway) are not that tightly dependent to Intel for their revenues.

What power? The power like the OS/2 Warp scenario?

Well at least the try. Intel is good  in two things:
1) build and supply many CPUs
2) overhype their products

They are going nowhere with Itanium because there is no market for it in the desktop (i.e. no 64bit Windoze) and they have to rely in others (HP) in the server market where just selling hardware is not enough.