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Posted in IBM slashes chip animation, new server prices
Posted Tuesday 11th November 2008 18:35 GMT
Marc Hamilton

New discounts on old gear?

So if I'm an IBM customer, and have an unlicensed CPU I've had sitting in my server for a few months or a few quarters, I can get a discount versus buying a new, faster CPU (which I could probably get the same discount on if I tried)? Oh wait, that is right, IBM doesn't let you mix CPU speeds, if you want to do that you will need to trade in that IBM server for a Sun box.

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