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To: Petz who wrote (72679)	9/21/1999 2:21:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) of 1575342

Petz and others, <VIA chipset K7 motherboards sooner rather than later?> Can anyone tell me why Via should become AMD's prime supplier of Athlon motherboards and chipsets if Via themselves is going to enter the x86 CPU business? Even Linley Gwennap of MDR says: As Via pursues this strategy, its enemy is not just Intel but AMD. That vendor's K6 parts are a big seller in the Celeron space, and AMD plans to push its new Athlon processor into the low end next year. Although Via has been working on a Slot A chip set for Athlon, I doubt that chip set will see the light of day, given the company's new strategy. Why build chip sets that support only your enemy? With Via and Intel controlling more than 90% of the chip-set market, that leaves only a few also-rans (and AMD itself) likely to support Slot A. mdronline.com@19825819gfhfxs/mpr/editorials/edit13_12.html Could the motherboard situation we are seeing right now be a taste of things to come? Will AMD have to resort to building their own chipsets and motherboards, something they weren't planning on doing in the first place? Tenchusatsu

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