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> With that in mind, Ponte Vecchio is better seen as a learning experience. Intel engineers likely gained a lot of experience with different process nodes and packaging technologies while developing PVC

cough An expensive lesson, I’m sure.

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Cheaper than Itanium I bet.

Itanium killed enough competitors by sheer announcement that it might have been a positive for Intel in the end.

I can't imagine Intel would have lost money on Itanium.

Sure, but position of Intel back then was very different than today.

Being dethroned and free cash flow negative is rather bad I am told.

They are selling this thing to do the US Department of Energy, right? Presumably for a gigantic pile of cash.

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