Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 16:33:36 01/08/04
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On January 08, 2004 at 09:50:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 07, 2004 at 22:17:32, Jeremiah Penery wrote: > >>On January 07, 2004 at 15:02:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>I like true naming conventions. I have no problem choosing between a PIV >>>3.0ghz xeon and an Opteron 2.0ghz. I'll take the opteron every time. I >>>don't need to be "pseudo-coached" by fake ghz-equivalents... >> >>You are very far removed from the average Joe who walks into a Best Buy wanting >>to buy a computer. > >You can hardly walk into one of our local Best Buy stores and buy an AMD-based >machine. At Christmas, I saw exactly one AMD machine out of dozens that were >on display... I think you might be exaggerating a little. Best Buy sells a lot of HP/Compaq computers, and HPaq sells a lot of Athlons. At our local Best Buys I have no problem finding Athlons. Out of curiosity, I counted the computers on Best Buy's web site and 30% of the desktops are AMD (one was 64 bit) and 20% of the notebooks are AMD. -Tom
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