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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (100118)	3/27/2000 3:56:00 PM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577025

Cirruslvr, Found this at nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com VIA Technologies Sets Up Venture Capital Fund The article is not that interesting, but found this interesting piece of info from it - [...] Moreover, VIA plans to swap stocks with graphic chipset as well as DRAM semiconductor manufacturers to rally widespread resources to counter competition. A VIA spokesperson said he will unveil plans of investments and mergers and acquisitions after returning from a trip to the U.S. last week. VIA's success in winning a slice of the AMD super microprocessor market has helped lift the sales price and profit margins, making Intel's dominance impossible. [...] They were late in releasing KX133. But, it seems after the release of this chipset, they have already seen increased profit margins and increased market share! This should encourage them to put more effort on AMD chispet development. FWIW, based om my Pricewatch data that I collect - KX133 boards have started showing up more and more - Epox has more listings than MSI - #3 behind ASUS and FIC listings. Vendors have started listing "Soltek" and "Acer (Aopen)" KX133 based boards. The most recent find was - ASUS K7V Athlon boards (KX133 based) with ETA of 3/29. Goutama