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To: colin1497 who wrote (237387)7/27/2007 10:46:31 AM
From: Sarmad Y. HermizRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
in typical AMD-fan style you latched on to a nitpick and kept harping on it. OK. The AMD 65 nm fab isn't "completely obsolete". But do you think AMD would build their next fab as 65 nm, even if they had the funds and could start contruction today ?

Aside from all that, let me point out the question that was the relevant part of my reply to your post.

>>What (aside from a government's desire to subsidize employment) will motivate a private company to do that [finance AMD's money-losing fight against Intel] ?



To: colin1497 who wrote (237387)7/27/2007 1:08:03 PM
From: Joe NYCRespond to of 275872
 
colin,

There have been grants and government backed loans in the interest of regional job creation. This sort of thing happens all the time in lots of businesses. Intel got similar inducements to build in Israel 15 years ago and it took some time but seems to have paid off for both parties.

Intel got new grants recently for expansion in Israel very recently. I think in the same ballpark as the AMD grants.

Joe


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