Thread, good morning!
I think the Willy debate should be taken to the INTC thread.
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biz.yahoo.com
Thursday February 17, 8:06 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
AMD Applauds Release of Microsoft's Windows 2000
Windows 2000 and AMD Athlon Processor Create a Powerful Combination for Business and Personal Computing
SAN FRANCISCO,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000--AMD today welcomed the introduction of the Microsoft Windows© 2000 operating system as an excellent platform to capitalize on the performance advantages offered by the AMD Athlon(TM) microprocessor. With Microsoft's industry-leading operating systems, technologies, and development tools, as well as the significant enhancements offered by the AMD Athlon processor, users will now have access to the ultimate platform for high-powered computing.
``AMD enthusiastically endorses Windows 2000 for bringing even more advanced features and technologies to the world's most popular operating system,' said Dana Krelle, vice president of marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. ``The combination of the AMD Athlon processor and Windows 2000 is a truly robust foundation for business users both large and small.'
``Microsoft and AMD worked together throughout the design process to help ensure the combination of floating-point performance of the AMD Athlon processor and Microsoft's Windows 2000 Professional will provide a reliable and high-performance business platform that meets the needs of business customers today and well into the future,' said Deborah Willingham, vice president, Windows Marketing, Microsoft Corporation.
AMD Athlon(TM) Processor Awards Around the World
The AMD Athlon processor and AMD Athlon processor-based systems have received 35 awards from eight different countries spanning four continents. The following is a listing of the AMD Athlon processor and AMD Athlon processor-based awards:
AMD Athlon Processor Awards
-- Analyst's Choice Award -- Best PC Processor, Microprocessor
Report, January 2000
-- Technical Excellence 0 -- Best Component (Hardware Category), PC
Magazine, November 1999
-- CPU of the Year, Maximum PC, December 1999
-- Best Product of 1999 (Hardware), Windows NT Systems, January 2000
-- All-Star Award, Cadalyst, December 1999
-- Wired for 3D Editors' Choice, 3D Magazine, January 2000
-- Attaboy Award -- Product of the Year, Houston Chronicle, December
1999
-- Technical Excellence -- Best Component (Hardware Category), PC
Magazine en Espanol, December 1999
-- Best Overall Product of the Year, PC Magazine (UK), December 1999
-- Best System Design -- Processor, PC Magazine (UK), December 1999
-- Product of the Year, PC Expert (France), January 2000
-- Technical Excellence -- Hardware and Component Category, PC
Expert (France), January 2000
-- Year 2000 Star Product (New Technology Category), Info PC
(France), January 2000
-- Overall Product of the Year, Info PC (France), January 2000
-- Editors' Choice, Generation PC (France), January 2000
-- Product of the Year, PC Compatibles (France), December 1999
-- Product of the Year -- Processor, PC Direct (France), January
2000
-- Product of the Year 2000, PC Achat (France), January 2000
-- Product of the Year, PC World (Denmark), December 1999
-- Product of the Year, PC World (Norway), December 1999
-- Best CPU for Desktops, PC World Komputer (Poland), December 1999
-- Technology Product of the Year, PC Kurier (Poland), January 2000
-- Millennium Award, Personal Computer Magazine (The Netherlands),
January 2000
-- Best of Comdex (Israel), December 1999
-- Best of World PC Expo 99 (Japan), Nikkei BYTE/Nikkei WinPC
Magazine, September 1999.
AMD Athlon Processor-based Awards
-- State-of-the-Art Desktop PC: Compaq Presario 5861, PC Computing,
November 1999
-- Editors' Choice Award (Desktop PCs): TCE K7-600, Computer
Reseller News, September 1999
-- #1 Midrange PC: Micro Express's MicroFlex-550B, PC World, January
2000
-- Best Hardware of 1999: Polywell Poly 800K7-700, CNET.com,
December 1999
-- System of the Year: CyberMax Enthusiast AP6 650 MHz Athlon,
Maximum PC, December 1999
-- Attaboy Award -- Best Consumer PC: Compaq Presario 5900Z, Houston
Chronicle, December 1999
-- Cadalyst Labs 5-Star (out of a possible 5 stars) Highly
Recommended Workstation:
- Polywell 800K7-6501 (with an AMD Athlon 650 MHz processor)
- Sys Performance 600A (AMD Athlon 600 MHz processor)
- XI Computer 650K MTower SP (AMD Athlon 650 MHz processor)
Ultimate Game Machine (co-winner): Falcon Northwest Computers,
Computer Gaming World, December 1999.
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Additional press releases and information about AMD and its products are available at: amd.com
AMD, the AMD logo, AMD Athlon, K6, 3DNow! and combinations thereof are trademarks, and AMD-K6 is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. Alpha is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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