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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (40272)	10/28/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573042

Cringe - Re: " this "superb segmentation strategy" is backfiring because people who want to purchase PII 333s can purchase Celeron A 333s for much less money and not lose too much performance. " You are showing your cluelessness again. Heard of XEON ? Heard of 450 MHz Pentium IIs? HEard of 400 MHz Pentium IIs? Heard of Katmai? Heard of Dixon ? Heard of Cascades ? Heard of Coppermine? Heard of Cirrus? Paul

To: Cirruslvr who wrote (40272)	10/28/1998 10:34:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573042

Cringe - Re: " AMD's die sizes are still smaller than Intel's die sizes. " This would only be relevant if AMD had yields as good as Intel. They don't ! Intel's DIE costs are still lower because their yields are SIGNIFICANTLY higher than AMD's. Here's proof: Intel Q398 Profits - $1,559,000,000.00 AMD's Q398 Profit - $1,000,000 (Courtesy of a $10,000,000 interest income on BORROWED MONEY). The difference = 1,558,000,000 - in favor of Intel. Paul

To: Cirruslvr who wrote (40272)	10/28/1998 10:37:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1573042

Cringe - Re: " AMD must have learned this trick because they raised the price of the K6-2 300MHz." For that reason, volumes of this 300 MHz will plummet. The 300 MHz Intel CeleronA is faster and cheaper. Paul