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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Engel who wrote (45111)	1/7/1999 1:39:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1571873

Paul, If someone had told you 12 months ago that AMD based computers would would make up the lion's share of retail PC sales by Christmas, you would have laughed them off. AMD processors have gained acceptance and respectability, and unlike times past, AMD now has control over their own destiny. AMD 27 3/4 27 13/16 27 7/8 +5/8 28 5/16 26 7/8 3,279,700 INTC 128 5/16 128 3/8 128 5/16 -1 3/16 131 127 1/2 10,104,300 Scumbria

To: Paul Engel who wrote (45111)	1/7/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: Scott Moore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571873

What can I say, from what I've overheard the processor division of AMD is a drag on the company compared to the other chips they make. Maybe that changed last quarter and I missed it. You sure like to bash a newbie. I thought I'd just throw in my two cents as a part-time home system builder. Even though I only build on average 1 system a week, I think I have a pretty good feel of the current climate for buyers. The Intel brand recognition doesn't make the difference that it did 6 months ago to my buyers. And it is interesting that even the modestly educated buyers are getting feedback from the Circuit City and Office Depot salesmen that the Celeron is no great prize. I don't own either Intel, AMD, or NS, so you can tell I'm an idiot next Tuesday, or better yet wait for Wed. night. However, I love RFMD and it has made me a happy puppy. Regards Scott