Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 17:13:13 02/15/00
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On February 15, 2000 at 17:50:06, Robert Hyatt wrote: >However, Intel chips do work. AMD chips sometimes work. They make their share >of mistakes (PII-compatible when they are most definitely not, for example). I don't know about "sometimes working." For every Athlon bug, I'm sure I can point to an equivalently serious PIII bug. How about those CuMines that Intel shipped that had to be turned on multiple times before they started working? That sounds like the epitome of "sometimes working" to me. Heh. >The profit comes from businesses and repeat customers. I notice that hardly >any major corporations use AMD processors in their office machines. Which makes I think this tune might change. Imagine being an IT person responsible for purchasing several hundred computers. You can either buy PIII/800s that will be shipped an undetermined number of months from now, or Athlon/850s, that are cheaper and can be shipped immediately... AMD's sales in January were as high as they were in December. Things are _definitely_ picking up for them. Next year, consumers will have a choice between the Itanium and the Sledgehammer. I sure know which one I'd choose. >>BTW, Bob, I don't appreciate the snide little phrases that preface your posts. >>Like "Tom, please." and "Tom, read my lips carefully." Do you really need to >>make condescension part of your debate strategy? Hmmmm.... >Wasn't intending it to be condescending... only a way of emphasizing a point >that is easy to miss. Sorry... Well, please don't do it any more. I can read perfectly fine. -Tom
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