According to an article from DailyTech, Intel like AMD, it also plans to open up its chipset platform technology. This move is a surprising one from Intel, whom have been guarding their platform for a long time. Intel will make moves toward integrating memory controllers directly onto processors, similar to the Athlon 64 and Opterons current setup; and, more interestingly, Intel plans on developing an alternative to AMD's HyperTransport which fuels Torrenza.

However, I do see this as a detrimental move by Intel. We all know how big corperations feel 'embarassed' by using other corperations technologies, and Intel do not want to ruin their image by using AMD technologies -- which might be seen as inferior by casual consumers. On the other hand, Intel could have picked up a working, efficient system for free, which could have lead to new "HyperTransport" sockets for Co-Processors and Graphics cards on BOTH Intel and AMD systems.

According to the DailyTech article:
Some analysts speculate that Intel will show off an open FSB specification in 2008 on Itanium, and on the Xeon sometime in 2009. Reports say that Intel is currently working with several companies to create co-processors -- they too would be able to plug directly into a Xeon or Itanium socket.

Now, surely this move is too late? By the time Intels open FSB specification is fully operational AMD's Hypertransport will be so far ahead in terms of support and working co-processors it won't be funny.

Intel really should just swallow their pride and use HyperTransport; after all, they do still have the best processor in Conroe.