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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (90249)1/28/2000 4:47:00 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1571686
 
But let's go back to the "cat-n-mouse" theory again. If AMD has the chance to blow by Intel in the MHz race, they should. Why play a game? Even Kash realizes that such a game isn't to the best interest of AMD and its shareholders.

Tench, what makes you think that withholding speed grades aka "a cat and mouse game" does not yield benefits including maximizing the economic yield from each speed grade? As it is, money is being lost because AMD and Intel are introducing new speeds at a very fast clip. Before, Intel controlled the process and the pace at which speed changes were introduced. Therefore its imperative that at least one (if not both) of the entities involved be smart about the role they play in the process.

Some other benefits to the game include keeping Intel on its toes. I imagine both have their spies but I bet neither has a clear picture of what the other is doing. How can you be sure that Willamette will blow any AMD competition out of the water? I think anyone on this thread is foolish to make any future claims until the products are actually out and have been benchmarked. How can either company be sure of anything? However AMD has a small advantage since it foisted the Athlon on an unsuspecting Intel and any game enhances that advantage.

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