SUN MICROSYSTEMS now realises that it stands to lose market share not only from Intel on Linux based servers but could face severe competition from AMD with its Opteron, a research analyst claimed today. And that means it will have to carry on buying Intel Xeon chips, although the taste of that must cause a bitter taste in its corporate mouth. Matthew Wilkins, a senior analyst with iSuppli, said that Sun now knows not everyone buying Intel X86 boxes want to run Windows on them, and that's why it introduced its low end servers earlier this year.

That, claims Wilkins, is a sea change for Sun's server strategy which rotated around the Solaris operating system and the UltraSPARC chip family. But, continued Wilkins, Sun should be applauded for "having the guts" to make that tough realisation. Yet, he said in the note to iSuppli customers, there's an irony that possibly has escaped Sun Microsystems. He thinks it's unlikely Sun will ever adopt AMD's Opteron because its 64-bit UltraSPARC chips/servers could well suffer from odious comparisons with the upstart's microprocessor.

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by [f] on 09 Jun 2003 - 12:06
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although the taste of that must cause a bitter taste in its corporate mouth
nice
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Tekmaven on 09 Jun 2003 - 12:12
Someone start selling Opteron mobo's at retail?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by fdiaz2day on 09 Jun 2003 - 12:37
That is the wierd **** that I've heard in quite some time. I mean, forced to use something because the other choice is too good?
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by Tobbe on 09 Jun 2003 - 13:52
They will release their own 64-bit CPU that's much better for servers...
If they change to Opteron now they will screw their own marketing.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by corrosive23 on 09 Jun 2003 - 13:56
Intel gave them a cut throat rate on their chips. Who didnt see this coming?
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by nonick on 09 Jun 2003 - 18:02
so why they dont use the amd opteron?!!! idiots....
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by JLP on 10 Jun 2003 - 08:49
Yup too bad they are using something that is worse. I've seen 2P Opteron system here at my university (they are using it for some nuclear physics calculations) and it is awsome. They are very happy with it and will soon buy some more of them. I also can't wait to get my hands on Athlon 64.
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by Caleb on 10 Jun 2003 - 19:54
these opterons cost as much as or higher than a xeon ...

ahthlon 64 will prolly even cost more than a 3.0c proccessor.

The 3.0c proccessor will also outperform it anyway.

Go Intel!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by Redmak on 11 Jun 2003 - 19:48
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