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How billing for socket/CPU could matter anymore with 16 core CPUs (32 SMT) with many DDR4 memory channels going to hit the market during this summer [1]? [1] h
by faragon 9y ago
How billing for socket/CPU could matter anymore with 16 core CPUs (32 SMT) with many DDR4 memory channels going to hit the market during this summer [1]?
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2017/05/17/amd-announces-16-core-threadripper-desktop-cpus-to-do-battle-with-intel-x299-and-skylake-x/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2017/05/17/amd-an...
- Already__Taken 9y agoMS need to drop the crazy minimum requirement for licences of 8 * 2 core packs per server. Otherwise the pricing seems to work. It feels like they're forcing smaller customers to buy Azure instead of paying a fair price for the software.
- digi_owl 9y agoThat is basically what is going on. MS i getting out of the shrink-wrapped software market, and trying to push everyone towards SAAS. This by either crippling local software or putting nagware everywhere.