Amy,
Re: (Tad) I believe he mentioned (on the AMD thread) Intel's large size mathematically works against the company,
i.e. growth becomes harder for a larger company.
Intel's large size, actually great wealth, is a very big asset for them. Even if, with an unprecedented in the history of AMD, flawless introduction of a chip, the K7, they were to take away "top gun" status from Intel, Intel would take it back. I've seen it happen many times before in this industry. The little guy just never has the resources to keep it going, and one or two generations later, or even during the same generation, the big guy takes it back. Besides the bucks, I think Intel also still has the paranoid culture to grab back anything that might get away.
Tony |
