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To: Charles R who wrote (22315)	12/12/2000 6:37:00 PM
From: TGPTNDR	Respond to of 275872

Chuck, Re: <Jerry has rarely been upfront about bad news but this one gotto to be one of the all time worst ones. It is a shame this guy is still the CEO.> Naah -- It's not Jerry, It's the whole corporate image thing. This is par for the course in October/November while the options are being priced. (My favorite quote 'I have a rather opulent life style') Just think of this as a 6 month stock and you'll do fine. tgpndr

To: Charles R who wrote (22315)	12/12/2000 11:58:39 PM
From: jamok99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Charles, <<Jerry has rarely been upfront about bad news but this one gotto to be one of the all time worst ones. It is a shame this guy is still the CEO.>> I think the best that can be said about Jerry is that he's consistent. Consistently a weasel. If Dirk Meyer exhibited the same kind of company-wounding character flaws that Jerry displays, it'd still be worth it given what Dirk brings to the table (e.g., the one area where AMD's performance is breath taking - CPU design). Jerry isn't the only problem AMD has, certainly, but when you're swimming in rough seas, having a cement block chained around your neck doesn't help. Bring on Hector Ruiz, please. Or change the name of the company to Krazy Klown Komputer Kompany in the interests of truth-in-advertising. Although somewhat hyperbolic, the analogy that comes to mind is having the world's best engineered spaceship, but you have a chimp at the controls. You just end up praying he just doesn't touch anything important. <g> End of rant.