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To: Process Boy who wrote (71482)	9/9/1999 6:41:00 AM
From: dumbmoney	Read Replies (2) of 1574000

If AMD embarks down the 64 bit path, will you levy the same criticism on AMD relative to diverting attention from their crucial K6/7 market? Why would they need to do this, if 64 bits is going to be a bust? If AMD does do 64, how do you see AMD driving their new 64 bit platform? A 64-bit extension to x86 makes sense for the same reasons the 32-bit extension made sense. Customers value compatibility and smooth upgrade paths. That is, after all, why the "ugly" x86 has been so successful. If the x86 continues to be popular, and there's no reason to think that it won't, eventually 64-bits of addressing will be demanded by the market. And if Intel doesn't do it, someone else will.

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