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To: Paul Engel who wrote (148732)11/18/2001 1:49:15 AM
From: wanna_bmw  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 186894
 
Paul, Re: "Intel is seen as an evil company that forces standards down throats. AMD is seen as a company that pays attention to the "diy" (do it yourself) and gamer crowd," wrote Chris Tom, co-editor of the enthusiast Web site AMD Zone. "People are braving cold weather early in the morning up north and waiting for hours for AMD to show up. The Athlon XP has done better than I expected with users."

It's interesting to see actual news articles featuring quotes from other enthusiast AMDroids. The AMDroids from this thread may find reason to rejoice in this - having justified their theory that the "word" is getting out to the public. The question is: does news.com take people like Chris Tom seriously, or are they simply chasing ambulances trying to find a good story?

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To: Paul Engel who wrote (148732)11/18/2001 11:18:27 AM
From: Joseph Pareti  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 186894
 
re. At a recent event on a cold morning in Chicago, five shirtless guys sporting body paint came out to see the AMD roadshow. If lined up right, the first three spelled "AMD" while the next two sported the company and Athlon logos. Others come onto the stage to sing songs about AMD chips or chant anti-Intel slogans.

The article doesn't say one of them was Rob Herb :-)
This gives a valuable insight on who AMD "customers" really are :-)