Richard,
" Intel now owns the same licensed Alpha rights as Samsung. "
Yes this is my understanding too. Although, I consider Samsung to possibly be a long term threat to Intel....(one that I worry about), I don't think they are ready to mount significant competition to Intel, just yet.
Samsung's Alpha does not have many features such as AGP, MMX
(Tm), WFM, etc. May I remind you that DEC was unable to pose a lasting threat to Intel with the Alpha chip, when it first came out, dispite similar performance claims. As has been posted here many times, the ability to manufacture a fast and cheap Risk chip is one thing, selling them in volume is another.
Jules |
