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Subject: Re: AMD new 2.8 Ghz, but has not yet released the 2.6 Ghz ?

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 01:14:22 10/04/02

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On October 04, 2002 at 02:44:52, Slater Wold wrote:

>
>I still don't think it's that huge of an impact.  But that's just my opinion.
>I've had access to the internet for well over 6 years, and this year was the
>first I've really seen review sites start popping up.
>

I think you generally over estimate people.
You wouldn't begin to believe how many people believe a P4 is faster because it
runs 800 MHz higher than Athlon, AMD had to soften that effect by the renaming
scheme.

Also it took years for AMD to get rid of their bad rep with the K5, you don't
just change your image over night. Intel is still making good money on the
principle "we're the biggest, so we must be the best", logic - no?

Also a lot of vendors took a long time to come out with athlon boards and AMD
rigs, whether it was because of the old bad rep or because of pressure from
Intel I can't say, but I'm pretty sure Intel did what they felt they had to
do...

With the Athlon Intel was left behind, only just recently have they cought up
with the P4, yet they still hold the largest market share, why is that?
Because of BS!, what else? I don't think people deliberately goes out and byes a
more exspensive inferior chip.

With the Hammer AMD is finally competing on the server market, that's where the
real money is. So the war is not over yet, it is just beginning ;)

-S.



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