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To: Scot who wrote (86679)	1/12/2000 11:28:00 AM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1572729

Another note on Athlon price drops Lynn Comp has joined United Distribution in advertising what prices they will be selling Athlons for on 1/24, when Athlon price drops are supposed to take effect. Lynn comp has basically matched the prices of U-D. What's the biggy about this? Historically, Lynn Comp has been one of the first advertisers of prices, but their prices have ALWAYS been undercut by other vendors. That means Athlons will sell for LESS than the lowest advertised prices now at Pricewatch. Which means the price drops are even MORE than we have anticipated. Have I mentioned before these price drops are HUGE??? ;) I have never seen processor price drops this large before on so many processors.

To: Scot who wrote (86679)	1/12/2000 1:37:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572729

Scot, your post gave me an idea about AMD's segmentation strategy: Petz: <<I don't understand the huge gap between 650 and 700 MHz ($299 to $499), but then again, these single vendor prices are like futures prices and are subject to change>> Scot:<One comment...perhaps the pricing on the lower-bin Athlons is to gap the absence of comparably-bined k6-2+s. Until AMD releases the new core, the k6-2+ must continue to play its role in the segmentation strategy. But the 'sweet spot' (credits to GTW) is probably 500-650mhz this Q. The k6-2+ will initially bin at 533...right? This way AMD can maintain a "priced-based" segmentation strategy until the new branded Athlon core is released......is this Spitfire or Thunderbird....I can't remember which...> I think I figured out the price gap between the 650 and the 700. Possibly, the low-end Athlon, whatever its called will only be sold from 550 to 650 MHz, or it may slightly overlap the K6-2+ on the bottom and the copper Athlon on the top, and go from 500 to 700 MHz. Petz