Intel Plans A Common Socket For Xeon, Itanium

stonedonkey writes "According to EE Times, Intel is planning a common system platform for the Xeon and Itanium by 2007, "creating a unified 64-bit motherboard with a new, one-size-fits-all socket." Intel's Jason Waxman says , "It has been something that customers have been asking us for for a while now...the reseller [currently] has to have an inventory of both boxes on hand." Feeling the heat from the competition, cutting losses, or just friendly customer service?"

Common socket, gmpf!

[c0wan]

You still can't stick an AMD in there.

missing poll option!

[J_Omega]

Feeling the heat from the competition, cutting losses, or just friendly customer service?

d) all of the above.

It's about time...

[GFLPraxis]

At the rate Intel is keeping pace, by the time they get a 64-bit processor out with a unified socket, we'll be running Athlon 128's and dual dual core PowerMac G6's (also 128-bit)...sigh...

Get with the pace, Intel, and get a consumer 64-bit processor out! That way we get your P4's for cheap :D

Re:Common socket, gmpf!

[Doppler00]

and what if you could? Doesn't mean the pins would have the same function.

It sure would be funny though to read about all the people who bought an Intel motherboard and plugged a AMD chip into it only for smoke to come out.

Xeon, Itanium?

[circletimessquare]

Aren't those elements with one letter missing?

Xenon, Titanium... hmmm...

What next, the Intel Trontium? the Intel Kryton?

Rypton...

[Anonymous Coward]

which will have been "ryptoff" AMD's processor...