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To: Charles R who wrote (11660)	10/6/2000 10:54:18 AM
From: that_crazy_doug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

<< That is called REACTIVE thinking (compared to PROACTIVE). >> Excellent use of a buzzword. However, I don't find it pays to proactively solve potential problems by creating real problems. << That's how companies routinely get burnt. It is just a question of time before a supplier falters. Either one can wait till that inevitable glitch happens and pick/add another one or one can be proactive and reduce that risk. >> However, AMD wouldn't have been able to supply them anyway, and they would have had to maintain an inferior product line. << And I am saying that compatibility issues that arise in some isolated cases are pretty much irrelavant. AMD probably shipped 30-50M K6s to date. Such a number is not possible if the compatibility issues were significant. >> You're not a system builder are you? Compatibility issues were somewhat common, definitely not impossible to get around, but definitely annoying. << If you said Dell cares more for quality than Compaq that would be more agreeable. >> In maybe a dozen experiences with Compaq tech support and products, I've built up as much contempt for them as for packard bell. Though, I've heard they've improved since I've last dealt with them. << You have no idea what I know or do not know. Do you? >> Okay, then share with me what exactly is the ipc difference between willamete and athlon, on fully optimized willamete code for a variety of applications including games, and business suites. << That's what I have been saying for an year now so I guess you are right. >> << Yet another thing I have been saying for about an year. >> So does this mean you agree that it can not be determined whether the willamete will have a better performance then the athlon?