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To: wbmw who wrote (248260)	3/3/2008 1:12:33 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

You are confused and your numbers are not relevant. A great example is 2000/2001, where Intel was scrambling to restart its production investment program in reaction to AMD's terrific success with Athlon. After that, when AMD ran into problems with Thoroughbred in 2002, Intel slashed investment. The R&D numbers you are using include a broad mix of items that range from bench science to things like advertising for Centrino - that's listed as R&D investment in accounting. The numbers you're showing reflect, for example, Intel deciding to spend ~$1 Billion to try to get into the big screen TV business (when they thought AMD was finished). A great example is AMD Rev Intel Additions to Property, Plant, and Equipment 1993 1,648 1933 1994 2,155 2441 1995 2,468 3550 1996 1,953 3024 1997 2,356 4501 1998 2,542 3557 1999 2,857 3403 2000 4,644 6674 2001 3,891 7309 2002 2,697 4703 2003 3,519 3656 2004 5,001 3843 2005 5,848 5818 2006 5,649 5779 2007 6,013 5000