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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: gnuman who wrote (47089)1/23/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (4) of 1571204
 
Gene,

When Intel came up with slot 1, the main idea was to create a proprietary bus which would force AMD out of the x86 business. Instead, it turned out that slot 1 was an expensive solution which offered no added value to the consumer. This made K6 look very attractive to OEM's, and AMD's market share surged.

Intel is making the same mistake again with their Clipper II (PIII) chip. They think that a proprietary data security scheme will force people to buy Intel chips. The reality is that the vast majority of PC buyers will not want their Clipper solution, and will seek alternative CPU's instead.

Intel is complaining that users have the option to turn the security features off, but most people are smart enough to figure out that software vendors won't allow that to happen. Once you get a Clipper II in your house, your computing freedom will be diminished forever.

Scumbria
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