Paul,
My broker just faxed me 3 pages. I went in a pulled up the first few paragraphs of the editorial found at:
pctoday.com
When you come down to the end of the 2nd paragraph (inserted below), you realize that this editor is full of sh*t, when he says that Intel total market share is only about 35%!
I believe that we currently 'are awash in a sea of misinformation and outright lies'. Do they really think that we are all that dumb to believe such garbage? I didn't bother reading the entire article after such a gross misstatement.
The editorial is written by Tracy Baker. Do you know anything about such a two legged creature?
humble carl
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Article found at pctoday.com
The following URL gets you there directly:
pctoday.com
November 1997 Issue
Intel Vs. AMD Vs. Cyrix
Socket 7 Processors Face Off
How We Tested
Product Comparison Chart
It used to be easy. When hardware buyers went to purchase a business PC they almost always bought one that had an Intel processor at its heart. But even though Intel's dominance as the premiere processor manufacturer made choosing a processor easier, it also kept prices high.
Industry analysts claim Intel has 80% of the market share in the processor arena, and that's true in terms of revenue. In terms of processors sold, however, Intel has a much smaller share of the total market-about 35%.
Until now, Intel presumably could sell processors for any price it wanted to. But during the past year, things have changed, and competitors like Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Cyrix Corp. are gaining strength. Their processors are getting better, faster, and less expensive each month, and Intel is getting a healthy dose of competition.
If you've priced a Pentium Pro lately you've surely noticed that they are selling for more than $2,500. This is a chip that Intel is planning to phase out, and it is selling for more than three times as much as a shiny new Pentium II processor. Why? Analysts say it's because neither Cyrix nor AMD produce chips that compete with the Pentium Pro.
If you're not in the market for a Pentium Pro though, there has never been a better time to consider a chip from either AMD or Cyrix. AMD's K6 and Cyrix's 6x86MX are poised to unseat the Pentium MMX processor from the catbird's seat. While their ability to compete with a Pentium II remains questionable, there is no doubt that these chips are the best Socket 7 designs to date.
We looked at three 233MHz processors designed to fit in a Socket 7 motherboard. We tested Intel Corp.'s Pentium 233 MMX, AMD's K6 233, and Cyrix's 6x86MX PR233 in the same system under both Windows 95 and Windows NT. The results were somewhat surprising. |
