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To: Paul Ma who wrote (100053)	3/26/2000 4:53:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) of 1576022

Paul, They do not make any changes to the chip at all. just the speed of cache and CPU by hard wiring the edge connectors where the 'golden fingers' attach....a lot cheaper than buying "GF" for the chips they sell. As long as they tell the clients, no problem in my mind, and no real ethical problem. remember Bausch and Lomb lost that same lawsuit a few years ago.(B&L were making contact lenses from a production line and packaging them as two different lenses..3 day and 30 day. Clients found out and sued. B&L lost.) Now AMD takes 800+ parts and marks then 500, 550 etc and this company opens the package and sells them for what they are. I would buy one....whats wrong? AMD is getting all the monay they wanted. AMD has no risk as the opened parts cannot be warranteed...so none come back. The client saved money. He is getting what he wanted...800-850. The makers of the system made money. It looks like the only loser is Intel as if AMD did not do this Intel would sell more 500-600 parts as AMD would be unable to missmark 850 parts as 550 etc. Bill

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