Intel was willing to undertake a very large development effort on IA-64 in the expectation that the resulting microprocessor would be used by the majority of enterprise systems manufacturers.
Intel oli valmis IA-64 arendamisega palju vaeva nägema, lootes, et tulemuseks saadud mikroprotsessor läheb enamustes ettevõtete süsteemide tootvates firmades kasutusse.