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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: grok who wrote (29825)	9/18/1999 1:09:00 AM
From: Dave B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

KZ, <Well if that were true then why wouldn't Intel offer the choice, reduce risk of start up problems during the transition, and have a smooth cross over to Rambus as the whole world starts demanding it due to its making birds fly> You're falling back into the same trap. Again, the reason companies don't offer every single option of every single possibility of every single product is that it is far too expensive. It increases R&D costs, support costs, manufacturing costs, accounting costs, inventory costs, marketing costs, and just about any other cost you can name. There's not a single company in the world, including your "fav" AMD, that offers every option. Companies make decisions every single second of every single day about which options to offer, and Intel chose RDRAM after looking at alternatives for over a year. Live with it. And watch for your other buddies like Via to offer the options you want to see. This is why I didn't believe your statement about what your point was supposed to be. If your point is "Rambus is not a slamdunk" I'd suggest you stay there and not bring up the lack of choice anymore. Dave

To: grok who wrote (29825)	9/18/1999 8:52:00 AM
From: capt rocky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

no mr. nerd, you miss the point. rmbs transition began 2 years ago. ALL the dram makers had a choice. intel even boosted mu and samsung along. nec turned down their help. memory was at a dead end and intc saw a new tech. to use . it didn't keep that secret very long . rmbs was not "sprung" on an unsuspecting industry. intc does offer a choice. as an oem ,pick what ever mother board you want. you don't have to use intc tech if you don't want to. use via., design your own. packard bell probably still has some they will sell you cheap. hey if the world doesn't demand rmbs. it won't fly. we will see. rocky . ps. don't look now , but your pocket-protector sprung a leak.