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To: Charles R who wrote (71062)	9/4/1999 11:24:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574953

<What benefit would AMD get by being too far ahead of Intel on speed grades?> I don't mean going too far ahead. I mean going far enough to hit 650 MHz, one speed grade ahead of Intel's current top-of-the-line. If AMD could do it, all their Athlons would be sold at 650 MHz. Even at $800 a pop, they'll still be able to sell everything they could make. The fact that AMD is grading a lot of their parts at 550 and 600 MHz tells me that not all of their parts can really run at 650 MHz and above. Besides, AMD had enough warning. When Intel announced the Coppermine delay back in June (I think), they said that Katmai would be released at 600 MHz in August. If AMD were truly sandbagging the numbers, they could have shifted their "sandbags" earlier so that we'd see a lot of 650 MHz parts by this time. The fact that the 650 MHz speed grade is still in the phantom stage tells me that not all Athlons can be overclocked like the web sites are suggesting. Tenchusatsu

To: Charles R who wrote (71062)	9/5/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574953

Charles - <Whether they are sandbagging or not is a good debate but, assuming they can sandbag, the benefit is in sandbagging. Just think about it - If AMD has K7-700 today, would it price it higher than $800+ tag that they currently have on K7-650? There will come a point in time the answer would be different. For now, if they can, why would AMD not sandbag? I would likt to hear your thoughts.> I simply believe that the 650's would be a lot more visible and available. I do not see very much point in sandbagging for many reasons. JMO with a various hodge podge of data points. IF AMD is sandbagging, I am very curious to see how in the hell it affects their bottom line, and whatever else they are trying to achieve strategically. As of now, I don't believe they have the luxury of sandbagging, even if they wanted to.. PB