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To: Ali Chen who wrote (69744)	8/24/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573887

<You can't just cancel a project of such magnitude.> So what? Even if you can't cancel such a project, you don't have to focus so much attention on it. But Intel is doing just that. Instead of quietly retreating from Merced, Intel is doing the very opposite, vocally announcing to the whole world how Merced will be the beginning of a new powerful architecture. Do you truly think that Intel is setting itself up for a massive fall? Wait, don't answer; I can guess what you're going to say. Tenchusatsu

To: Ali Chen who wrote (69744)	8/24/1999 5:56:00 PM
From: greg nus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573887

Whats happening at INtel with merced is very explainable. In years past Intel was able to copy chip improvements from others. Also they stayed with the old 32 bit architecture way too long. Why bother to inovate when your making monoply profits. By doing so along the way their chip designers simply lost there edge. Yousef consulting to Intel makes the point. Intels other problem with sticking with the old technology vs. implementing new technology more rapdily was how to keep the old plants from being declared obsolesent and writen off. A problem which they still face going forward.