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To: Charles R who wrote (90218)	1/28/2000 4:25:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1571331

Chuck, <You believed Intel was shipping 800s in volume when every data point out there what a joke the launch was.> Then perhaps something I said came off the wrong way. I never said Intel was shipping 800 MHz Pentium III's in full volumes. However, I do take issue with the other extreme point-of-view, that 800 MHz parts from Intel are "nowhere to be found." I guess it's hard for people on this thread, myself included, to acknowledge that shades of gray do exist. But let's go back to the "cat-n-mouse" theory again. If AMD has the chance to blow by Intel in the MHz race, they should. Why play a game? Even Kash realizes that such a game isn't to the best interest of AMD and its shareholders. In this situation, AMD should not give Intel any room for "light volume launches," such as the 800 MHz launch. If AMD really is yielding a lot of parts at 900 MHz and above, why not launch it now? I really doubt that AMD wants to put themselves above "phantom launches," because history has shown that they aren't, that they're willing to announce 'em before shipping 'em. Tenchusatsu