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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (56848)10/2/2001 12:18:55 PM
From: jcholewaRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
> > The XP1900+ was designed to run Windows XP and the P4
> > wasn't.

> And how do you know the Pentium 4 wasn't designed for
> Windows XP? Knowing Intel's and Microsoft's relationship,
> I would expect Pentium 4 optimizations in Windows XP. Who
> knows... maybe it will be enough for a 2GHz Northwood to
> be faster than a 1900+ Athlon XP.

You misheard Petz. He was, I think, saying that the use of the XP suffix would lead to retail store employees making this claim. He was not arguing the truth of it.

-JC



To: wanna_bmw who wrote (56848)10/3/2001 11:30:28 PM
From: Dan3Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
Re: Knowing Intel's and Microsoft's relationship

Microsoft loves AMD.

AMD brought box prices down by about $1000 when it introduced competition to the PC CPU market. However bad sales are now, they'd be a lot worse if PC's were selling for $1,500 to $3,000 instead of $500 to $2,000.

Microsoft makes the same amount whether the box sells for $500 or $2,500.

Athlon 4 and Athlon MP special instructions are all integrated into Windows XP.

Microsoft loves AMD.


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