albert, our beloved JJoseph of SSB is just plain wrong on this: For instance, a mid-grade 850MHz Athlon could drop by more than 50 percent from around $350 to $165
But, according to the REGISTER, the 850 was cut to $282 on August 14, almost two months ago, by PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMD.
As predicted here, AMD today publicly released its new pricing. The 1.1GHz, 1GHz, 950MHz, 900MHz, 850 MHz, and 800 MHz Athlon processors are priced at $853, $612, $460, $350, $282, and $215 respectively, each in 1,000-unit quantities. The 700MHz, 650MHz, and 600MHz Durons are priced at $138, $103, and $79 respectively, again in 1,000-unit quantities. theregister.co.uk
I think we've caught JJ red-handed. The $350 is the old 900 MHz price, not the 850.
And where did good old JJ get this $350 '850 MHz' price? He says brokers tell us, but isn't it strange that Andrew Thomas at THE REGISTER makes exactly the same mistake:
An 850MHz Athlon drops by more than 50 per cent from around $350 to $165... in his October 5th story at theregister.co.uk
JJ lifted the mistake directly from the REGISTER, changing a few words:
JJ: The cuts will be steep, brokers tell us. For instance, a mid-grade 850MHz Athlon could drop by more than 50 percent from around $350 to $165, while the low-end Duron 600 could move from $79 to $53.
Andrew Thomas at REGISTER: An 850MHz Athlon drops by more than 50 per cent from around $350 to $165, while the little Duron 600 moves from $79 to $53.
A wrote an email to Andrew Thomas explaining his simple mistake of comparing the old 900 MHz price to the new 850 MHz price and also quoting JJ's report.
Here's the last paragraph:
I found out in school that if you made the same spelling mistakes on a test that the smart kid in front of you made, that you would be accused a CHEATING. Guess what Jonathan Joseph is the CHEATER and YOU ARE THE SMART KID!
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