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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (241919)	10/5/2007 5:37:51 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

re: Petz: <<Opteron was first 64-bit server processor and first dual core server processor, but it still took another year before DELL pushed that "easy" button. LOL.>> <Wow, you consider anything that AMD couldn't achieve in Internet time as "proof" of Intel's abuse.> "Internet time?" I was wrong. DELL took three years to decide to release an Opteron server and over 3 1/2 years to actually release one! No, you are the one claiming that the fact that DELL eventually did offer Opteron servers is proof that there is free competition. Why did DELL wait 2.5 years longer than HP and 3.5 years after IBM? <AMD was able to make inroads and turn a profit when Opteron was better than Xeon> No inroads at DELL! Intel already published Woodcrest benchmarks in April, 2006. intel.com DELL didn't even announce they would eventually launch an Opteron server until May 18, 2006. eweek.com According to the footnotes, the benchmarking look place in April, 2006. Furthermore, this link news.com Woodcrest benchmarks were released under NDF in March, 2006. DELL didn't actually ANNOUNCE an Opteron servers until 10 November 2006. it-director.com So if DELL doesn't start shipping Opteron servers until Woodcrest is firmly entrenched, it proves that the decision NOT to offer Opteron was based on something other than performance. Petz