HP bets it all on The Machine (memristors + silicon photonics)

The key quote:

"In the words of HP Labs, The Machine will be a complete replacement for current computer system architectures. There will be a new operating system, a new type of memory (memristors), and super-fast buses/peripheral interconnects (photonics). Speaking to Bloomberg, HP says it will commercialize The Machine within a few years, “or fall on its face trying.”

Helion cloud play[1], and now The Machine? This article almost made me believe this ExtremeTech lifted an Onion piece by mistake.

[1] http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/h-p-makes-1-billion...