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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63374)	6/25/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 1571577

Re: "Both are trying to make themselves look like victims in an effort to win sympathy." Both were trying to negotiate better surrender terms in a war they started. EP

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63374)	6/25/1999 3:52:00 PM
From: Yougang Xiao	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571577

<<Why would AMD price a 600 MHz Athlon under the starting price of a 600 MHz Pentium III>> No OEM WILL in their right mind to pay the same or higher price for K7 Vs. PIII's same clock speed. 1. Intel Brand still stand. Call it K7/Athlon brand dilution! 2. Offset concern over the factors associated with the brand new K7 platform, which may not be as reliable or cost effective vs. PIII platform. The fact of life is that Intel PIII is still the Mercedes of MPU and K7, at most, an Acura.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (63374)	6/25/1999 5:54:00 PM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571577

Re: "Sorry if what I'm about to say comes across as biting, but this so-called "truce" is bogus. Why would AMD price a 600 MHz Athlon under the starting price of a 600 MHz Pentium III (coming out in August), if Athlon is higher performance (thus higher demand) and lower volume?" If the power of Intel's brand is for real, this shouldn't bother you or worry you. In fact, you should be happy about it and consider it status quo. You can bet Hood isn't complaining that it can price its milk $0.10 over the competing local brand, even though the milk itself is practically identical (and in fact even comes from the same cows!). Add to that the (probably) greater (offsetting) cost of the motherboard/infrastructure and this price war you're declaring just doesn't exist. Unless you think AMD should price the Athlon comparable to the Xeon it outperforms? Kevin