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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Process Boy who wrote (68998)	8/17/1999 12:34:00 AM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572965

PB, <However, This type of product, especially for SMP, is a long way from dictating pricing. AMD doesn't even have a server business (except for Penguin announcement). I continue to believe 2MB full speed on die cache will be a compelling product in the near term server market.> I think we have stated our opinions. Inertia will be on your side and Spec95, TPC and other benchmarks will be on my side. Let's see what happens. <However, I disagree with the premise of your argument. I think it would make perfect sense to send the 450 to the Gulag. Intel is slated to come out with a slug of new products and platforms in the second half. The 450 maybe viewed as extraneous. Maybe vs. history this doesn't jive, but in the current environment it makes perfect sense.> There is a simple way to address this in the semiconductor business - put a "not recommended for new designs" on that part (which is what I believe Intel may be doing). However compelling an argument I see, I would rule out obsolescence (or discontinuation) as unless I see an official document from Intel. An obsolescence notice for something like PIII-450, which is probably the highest volume PIII at this point in time and very likely the second highest volume part by the time the quarter is over. Such a move on Intel part will alienate them from customers in a heartbeat. As a data point, you may want to check out Pricewatch to see what kind of speed grades Intel is still supporting on PII and Celeron to get an idea. Chuck P.S.: If possible, catch hold of a sales guy or marketing guy to get the process for officially obsoleting a part.