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To: Yousef who wrote (36963)	9/11/1998 7:27:00 AM
From: Maxwell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570370

Yousef: <<Re: "Yousef, now I have a quiz for you..... who might be hurt by CeleronA's success?" Let me guess ... I think one of those companies announced earnings (earrings <ggg>) today and the other one will announce in October. BTW, I don't think I will be hurt by it. <ggg>>> A few years ago when AMD released the 183mm^2 silicon K5 to compete with the 120mm^2 pentium, I said there is no way for AMD to compete in this market. Last year when AMD decided to position the 0.35um 163mm^2 K6 against the 90mm^2 Pentium at 25% discount I said to myself, AMD mind as well close their door. Today when AMD positioned the 79mm^2 K6-2 against the 154mm^2 CeleronA at roughly the same price and even higher, I jump up and down and say "YES GO AMD!". What is even great is that the K6-2 still has a better reputation than the CeleronA and people are buying the K6-2. This market is all about positioning. AMD has positioned well with the smaller die size against Intel. I am sure many Intel employees are not too happy about the big die size, except for you. Having a "BIG FAT DIE SIZE" ain't going to gain you market share in a competitive environment. Maxwell