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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (210640)9/11/2006 11:55:21 AM
From: MagratheaRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
Where would AMD be without the x86-64 backwards compatible 64-bit ISA?

Where would AMD be if HTX was not received well by OEMs and the market?

Where would AMD be if MOBO manufacturers didn't support Opteron for servers? (and that was a close call).

AMD bet the farm on the K8.

But AMD knew they held pocket Aces, so that's when you DO bet the farm.

-Magrathea



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (210640)9/11/2006 12:02:58 PM
From: fastpathguruRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
I'm not sure K8 really qualifies as "betting the farm," especially after the success of K7.

Sanders dictated the strategy of a head-on conflict with Intel over the future Intel's crown jewel, the x86 ISA.

Without K8, there would be no farm.

If you want to quibble over whether K8 was a "bet the farm" or "save the farm" move, feel free... I just thought you were downplaying Jerry's role in the history of K8.

fpg


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