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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (147227)	11/9/2001 7:23:27 AM
From: Dave	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

wanna, it may outsource as much as 25 percent of its microprocessor production. (sic) Very interesting.... Evidently, history of several years ago has been forgotten. I guess Jerry doesn't remember Cyrix? If AMD loses money on each chip, what do you think is going to happen if they outsource their production?????

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (147227)	11/9/2001 8:38:44 AM
From: Saturn V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

REF <"We're really good at using other people's money,'' Sanders said, adding that it may outsource as much as 25 percent of its microprocessor production. > Interesting reversal from the author of "Real Men have their own Fabs", and " Being Fabless will mean being chipless". The writing is clear that AMD is reconsidering the failed Fabless model of Cyrix and NextGen, due to the soaring cost and risk of a new FAB