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I can understand Microsoft and Red Hat, because it takes actual work for an OS to be intimately aware of the architecture. But for Oracle wouldn't it just be ru
by prodigal_erik 16y ago
I can understand Microsoft and Red Hat, because it takes actual work for an OS to be intimately aware of the architecture. But for Oracle wouldn't it just be running a cross compiler and testing on another set of boxes?
- MichaelGG 16y agoDoesn't Oracle build Java now? Building a competitive JVM requires a fair amount of knowledge of the underlying architecture. On top of that, it's hardly trivial or cost-free as "just be running a cross compiler and testing on another set of boxes" sounds. My guess is they've done the calculations, and Itanium doesn't earn them more money.
- bodyfour 16y agoOr rather "earns them less money then they can make from selling SPARC Enterprise M-series machines to former HP Superdome customers"
- prodigal_erik 16y agoIf a customer was screwed by the Itanium end-of-life, and responds by choosing SPARC (under Oracle's custody) to migrate to, they almost deserve what's happening to them.
- ams6110 16y agoMy guess is that there are (possibly sizable) chunks of Oracle that are written in assembly and have to be maintained for each platform.