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To: Elmer who wrote (151845)12/10/2001 2:24:27 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
>Because you can't figure it out for yourselves, I'll give it to you. Within reason, Intel could demand whatever they wanted to for Xbox processors because MSFT couldn't find a reliable source anywhere else. Intel knew it. MSFT knew it.

>It's really not all that complicated. It's been right there in front of your face but you couldn't see it.

I dunno, I don't think that MSFT would've produced X-Box samples with AMD chips if they didn't intend to use them.

Whether or not Intel makes money or not off of X-Box is irrelevant- Intel managed to "cut AMD off at the path", and won the contract. A great move.

-Z
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