I wouldn't buy a POWER9 system today either.
A) too expensive
B) new systems should be coming out soon.
Re: 1) You’re right that they’re expensive compared to x86_64 solutions, but when you look at the cost per day of use, it’s not that bad. My Talos II cost me a little over $10,000. I’ve been using it for over 4 years, so it works out to less than $7 a day. It’s not that bad ;-)
Re. 2) I’ve been hearing about these new systems for a long time now—probably over two years—and still nothing
