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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (81775)	12/2/1999 2:24:00 PM
From: Scot	Respond to of 1572172

In response to a pointed question regarding Sander's opinion of whether or not Intel is guilty of any anti-trust violations, he responded that "Intel has had a monopoly position for the better half of this decade" and have "stymied competition and innovation." Sanders finished the thought by stating that "over the long haul it's going to become clear that Intel has not behaved appropriately." Ten,<Typical two-sided talk coming out of Sanders. The Athlon is proof that competition is alive and healthy. Why, then, is he still claiming that Intel "stymied competition and innovation"? (Oh, and notice his use of Bill Gates' favorite political buzzword, "innovation.")> We don't need to get into a huge antitrust debate, but frankly I don't see how his statements are unreasonable or inconsistent. He said that "Intel has had a monopoly position for the better half of this decade...." I don't think it is an unreasonable to take the position that Intel has had monopoly power for much of the 90's. That doesn't mean he said, "Intel IS a monopoly." Remember, it depends on what the meaning of is IS. <G> Seriously, ask Bill! I don't know how the "long haul" will bear out his opinion any better than a current retrospective of Intel's market position from 1990 to 1999, but his argument is not really that ridiculous. Also, how you define the market can determine whether you have monopoly power. For example, does Intel have monopoly power in Intel-compatible MB chipsets? In the "long haul" one might determine that Intel used its monopoly power in MB chipsets to pressure MB makers to not produce Slot A MBs. I'm speaking entirely hypothetically......of course. <G> Hey, Jerry's full of hyperbole, but he's got the white goatee! Frankly, I think the goatee is working (it is also better than that porn-star moustache)! I say Jerry keeps it as long as things are going well. Also, think about what Jerry did not say in the interview. He could have made wild predictions about future earnings....future products...future market position....but he didn't. He didn't even say that AMD would make money this quarter. That means, at least to me, he has learned SOME of the right lessons. -Scot