Monday, May 9, 2005, 10:14:31 AM, Goulet, Dick (DGoulet@xxxxxxxx) wrote: GD> Oracle has already weighed in on the subject. A cpu = a core. And they're right too. GD> I've a GD> feeling this will come back to bite them. And I agree, it probably will come back to bite them. IMHO, a CPU is a CPU, no matter how it's packaged. But, psychologically, the market wants the packaging to make a difference. The market will likely win. Best regards, Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxx Join the Oracle-article list and receive one article on Oracle technologies per month by email. To join, visit http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/oracle-article, or send email to Oracle-article-request@xxxxxxxxxxx and include the word "subscribe" in either the subject or body. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l