under Dell and Apple. LOL! Re: How dumb is HP? Oh dear, the quality of trolls nowadays is distinctly lacking. I blame the schools, right after blaming the troll's parents for getting that drunk in the first place. I suppose the lesson for other trolls is, if you're going to go fishing for a bite, at least try reading up a bit beforehand. It will help make you look less stupid than LoCatus. "....Do you have a contract with Oracle that clearly states how long they will support and create new software for your now outdated system?...." That is what the courtcase is to decide. HP claim that a joint marketting agreement from before the Sunset includes the provision that Oracle would develop and release on Itanium to the same schedule as Slowaris. "....as soon as Intel announced the EOL for the Itanium processor...." Intel have never announced the EOL of the Itanium, in fact when Larry started sprouting his rubbish Intel were quick to announce continued support for Itanium (http://newsroom.intel.com/community/int\\... just for the trainee trolls). "...And folks wonder why the industry is so stagnant...." I have to wonder if you even work in any computer-related industry. And, no, that POS McDonalds till you probably "work" behind doesn't count. Re: How dumb is HP? HP says a lot of things.... These are the motions and pleadings from the case with the denials of HP and Oracle's motions for summary judgement. The HP "contract" is the Hurd settlement agreement, specifically the