[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Keith Parris]

On 8/3/2012 3:14 PM, Keith Parris wrote:
> On 8/2/2012 9:19 PM, JF Mezei wrote:
>> The wording put out never mentioned that IA64 is to be developped until
>> 2022. It mentions that Intel is to make available chips until 2022. In
>> other words, Intel will keep surplus IA64 chips until 2022.  This means
>> available spares for support beyond end of sale. It doesn't mean
>> continued development until 2022.
>
> I'm not privy to the actual wording of the agreement. I picked up the
> word "develop" from the title of the Inquirer article, which said "HP
> can force Intel to develop Itanium until at least 2022", which I took at
> face value in the absence of any evidence to the contrary.

The other factor in my choice of words is that Kirk Skaugen also 
testified that HP has the option to renew and extend that contract 
beyond 2022. If HP renewed, Intel would probably be asked to do another 
iteration of the chip at that point, and thus would need to keep enough 
development expertise around to achieve that.