Early Adopters and the Early Majority
Early Adopters and the Early Majority are both parts of the same general customer segment—that of the clients who want to get in on the earliest phases of Itanium adoption. (See Figure 5-1, above.) What separates an Early Adopter from an Early Majority? It stems from the nature of the problem facing the user. As a general rule, Early Adopters fit the following profile:
Early adopters are doing the experiments that require Itanium to be pushed to its full potential.
Early Adopters are comprised of people who want or need to get ahead of the technology curve.
Early adopters have an intensive, immediate need for a level of computing power that is a full magnitude above what they have available.
Early Adopters normally ...
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