https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Intel-Itanium/m-p/878686#M3271 Itanium desktop plans were canceled with the advent of multiple core CPUs, which make other products better suited for desktop. Typical current Itanium products range from 4 sockets (8 cores) on up, definitely not in popular price range. My Itanium "desktop" is 4 years old, running well, and its residual market value is somewhat affordable for a "regular programmer." Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:45:59 GMT TimP 2007-03-07T15:45:59Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Intel-Itanium/m-p/878685#M3270 <P>Hi Intel,</P> <P>When is the Intel Itanium being released with the sticker &amp; the motherboard to the Desktop market? And when is the price coming down for a regular programmer to buy it?</P> <P>Thanks, Regards,</P> <P>Vinoj</P> <P><IMG src="https://community.intel.com/isn/Community/en-US/emoticons/emotion-12.gif" alt="Angry smiley [:@]" /></P> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:53:34 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Intel-Itanium/m-p/878685#M3270 vinoj_kumar_s 2007-03-07T10:53:34Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Intel-Itanium/m-p/878686#M3271 Itanium desktop plans were canceled with the advent of multiple core CPUs, which make other products better suited for desktop. Typical current Itanium products range from 4 sockets (8 cores) on up, definitely not in popular price range. My Itanium "desktop" is 4 years old, running well, and its residual market value is somewhat affordable for a "regular programmer." Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:45:59 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Moderncode-for-Parallel/Intel-Itanium/m-p/878686#M3271 TimP 2007-03-07T15:45:59Z