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To: tejek who wrote (122707)	8/21/2000 11:20:54 PM
From: kash johal	Respond to of 1578511

Ted, I agree. AMD had done a very poor marketing job. They will always be considered second best - at least for next several years. And this if they put a kick ass marketing program. regards, Kash.

To: tejek who wrote (122707)	8/21/2000 11:29:14 PM
From: cordob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578511

Hey give AMD a bit more credit for clever marketing. I think they are producing higher speed than 1.1 G right now in Dresden and saving them for a september launch inside the silent period before earnings (you can talk about product but not about business). So creating market share at reduced prices is a good idea. Also the only one getting these intel 1 GHz parts is Dell and he is definitely not paying those artificial prices that are shown for people who cannot get the chips. Cor

To: tejek who wrote (122707)	8/21/2000 11:52:18 PM
From: richard surckla	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578511

tejek (anyone)... Why is AMD trying to hire people experienced with Rambus architecture? Do they intend to use Rambus technology? There could be no other reason! From the AMD website.... www1.amd.com An exerpt, "Requires broad experience in a customer environment with knowledge of specific customer applications in WindowsNT and Unix-based operating systems. Must be proficient in assembly language. Requires effective communications and human relation skills. Experience w/ 4xAGP & RAMBUS architecture or other high-speed buses preferred."