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To: Bert Herman who wrote (110371)	5/11/2000 8:04:00 AM
From: Gopher Broke	Respond to of 1583848

Bert, I don't think aggressive introduction of new technology is necessarily a bad thing. But I do agree that Intel has badly misjudged their ability to dictate to the market. They seem to think people do things because Intel tells them to and not because it makes business sense. (OK, so Dell may behave in that way, but Intel needs more customers than just Dell.) Specifically - Intel managers should have spotted that the complexity of Merced would make it almost impossible to get software developers signed up. - They should have recognized that SDRAM development was not going to stand still, that developing RDRAM involved a significant technological risk and that a parallel roadmap was needed. - They should recognize that, in chipzilla terms, it is human nature to welcome new challengers against the dominant male and that they cannot rely on goodwill forever.