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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63155)	6/24/1999 1:28:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572354

Re: "So if the Athlon commands a small integer performance lead and a sizable FP lead, why should AMD once again sell at a discount?" AMD is once again starting a new price war. When Intel lowers prices to keep market share, AMD will cut prices again with no regards to profitability and AMDites will whine that Intel is driving AMD out of business. Meanwhile, I think all Intel longs should start a "Keep Jerry" campaign. We really need him in there. He's our man and no one else can possibly match him in serving Intel's best interests. EP

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63155)	6/24/1999 2:18:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572354

Ten, <So if the Athlon commands a small integer performance lead and a sizable FP lead, why should AMD once again sell at a discount?> Because you need to use a little of brains before asking such question. Apparently AMD is NOT in a position to dictate prices as Intel can do and charge whatever they want/need. It is obvious that the Athlon prices are not a "discount relative to P-III" but rather "customer's suggested prices", and AMD just cannot walk away from these deals with IBM and Compaq.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63155)	6/24/1999 3:54:00 PM
From: L. Adam Latham	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572354

Tench: Re: They're already pricing the 600 MHz Athlon at $699, compared to a starting price of $824 for a Pentium III 600 MHz. Both will be available in the market at about the same time. So if the Athlon commands a small integer performance lead and a sizable FP lead, why should AMD once again sell at a discount? It seems clear to me that AMD is continuing their long-established practice of pricing similar MHz chips at a discount to Intel ($699 is a convenient 15% discount to the $824 price). Nothing unusual, IMO. Adam