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To: Joseph S. Lione who wrote (71391)	9/8/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: DRBES	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584752

re: "I don't understand their thinking?" This is a statement that I can find no argument with. DARBES

To: Joseph S. Lione who wrote (71391)	9/8/1999 3:57:00 PM
From: Gary Ng	Respond to of 1584752

Joseph, Re: Why not wait until the platform was ready to go? I don't understand their thinking? For some companies, being the best in the press/review is much more important than the top and bottom line in the financial statement, for others it is the exact opposite. You have been getting used to the later type. Gary

To: Joseph S. Lione who wrote (71391)	9/8/1999 6:45:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1584752

RE:"Surely AMD knew the mobo situation, so why did they "announce" in June, "announce" in August, if they knew the mobo's were not there. Any ideas? Seems like they reinforce their poor image. Why not wait until the platform was ready to go? I don't understand their thinking?"... Maybe they were thinking they had to announce just to get the motherboard makers interested in making K7 mobos. Now, the mobomakers look like idiots, not AMD. Then again, a cpu without a motherboard is like no cpu at all. No consolation. The mobos will come...but as we all know in this CPU business, lost time is lost opportunity that cannot be recovered. Jim