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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (57312)	10/5/2001 11:55:49 AM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Tench: Because it is arbitrary and based on no clear standard. You don't know this. As I said, AMD might makes things very clear when the AthlonXP launches. Ask yourself this: Would AMD be gracious enough to stop using the naming convention if Intel were to release a Pentium 4 that performs better clock-for-clock? Probably not. The rating scheme certainly also serves to show customers the performance advantage of the Palomino core over the Thunderbird core. Can you think of a simpler way for AMD to demonstrate this to the average Joe? -fyo