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To: Charles R who wrote (109148)	5/3/2000 2:53:00 AM
From: Mani1	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578699

Charles re <<I have beaten this to death but I am surprised that this thread is in denial accepting the problem here.>> Yes you have beaten this to death. Is everything perfect with regard to the infrastructure side? NO! Is AMD doing a marvelous job considering the circumstance? ABSOULUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What benchmark are you using in saying AMD is screwing things up? AMD has limited resources and does not have a 20/20 hind sight. Compare AMD to Intel, a world class company who every one looks up to. Compare AMD to any other high tech company, everyone has delays from time to time. And considering that AMD needed new chipset, mother boards, bios, power supply?..And they had 1.2 million Athlon based computer sold only two quarters after a brand spanking new architecture from a little company that half the people thought is going out of business. For crying out load Charles, you seem to completely ignore how little money and resources AMD has to spend on infrastructure. Unless one compares AMD to a similar company with similar sets of problems any criticism is baseless. I suppose one could also criticize Michael Jordan for missing a jump shot or Babe Ruth for striking out, but the only way to truly evaluate their performance to judge them against their fellow players. Base on that AMD has been exemplary. AMD's revenues are exploding, they should make north of $8 in earnings this year and there is currently sea of motherboard makers making boards for an Athlon which is only been available for a 6 months. I suppose if AMD had a crystal ball or a time machine, so they could do everything twice to get it exactly right, they would be better off. Mani