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To: neolib who wrote (256921)	11/5/2008 4:27:24 PM
From: gzubeck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

I hate to say this...But Why? who the hell is going to need to buy more than four cores for the consumer market? Doesn't AMD get a 17% improvement at the 45nm node plus a 20% ipc at 75 watts... AMD can sell these between $150-200 for the consumer market plus a high end video card for $200 and they will sell a lot of merchandise going forward. I think AMD doesn't have to have better than Intel anymore but just reduced cost structure going forward especially for the next couple of years...If I want to buy a Honda Accord hybrid at $25,000 instead of a Cadillac hybrid Escalade for $80,000 its my choice...IMHO...:>)

To: neolib who wrote (256921)	11/5/2008 7:19:54 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Neolib - This is just extremely difficult stuff, otherwise everybody'd be doing it. Yes, years is what it takes.

To: neolib who wrote (256921)	11/6/2008 11:01:53 AM
From: Mahmoud Mohammed	Respond to of 275872

Neolib, Re: " ... but AMD needs to throw as many bodies as possible." Looks like AMD is downsizing and will have fewer bodies to throw at designs. sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com AMD cutting 500 jobs "Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Wednesday it is cutting 500 jobs, or 3 percent of its global work force. Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE: AMD), which has been restructuring in an effort to return to profitability, already cut 1,600 jobs earlier in the year. The cuts are part of the company's ongoing effort to reduce costs and achieve a $1.5 billion "breakeven" by early next year." Mahmoud