In a 2009 article on the history of the processor — "How the Itanium Killed the Computer Industry" — journalist John C. Dvorak reported "This continues to be one of the great fiascos of the last 50 years".
Artiklis "How the Itanium Killed the Computer Industry" ajakirjanik John C. Dvorak, kommenteerides Itaniumi ajalugu, ütles: "See on jätkuvalt üks suurematest fiaskodest viimase 50 aasta jooksul".