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To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (49400)	2/12/1999 5:50:00 PM
From: greg nus	Respond to of 1573096

xy.. Intel jipping customers. Video editing is the number one compleeing reason for buying an upgraded multimedia system. Pentium offering are more expsensive than AMD k-2 with 3D-now. ANd intel offers no enhanced graphic improvements as AMD d-3now does. 3dnow is gianing market momentum as even the low end buyers get the grapic upgrades amd offerers at no premium. Intel has nothing to reverse this market momentum AMd has going. Future Pentium III offers some hope but only at an expensive price. When Intel customers who bought the unenhanced systems and they realize that Intel jipped them an intel backlash will develop.

To: Yougang Xiao who wrote (49400)	2/12/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573096

Yougang, if AMD can pull it off, the K6-3 might actually ship at 450+MHz. The idea would be to position the K6-3 as a separate class of processor that competes with the Pentium-III and commands a significant premium to the K6-2. It would do wonders for their ASPs and competitive position. It would also help position the K-7 as a super-premium processor. AMD could disable the extra cache on any units with defective L2 cache or speed dropouts and sell them as K6-2/400s. It's a great strategy IF they can yield at 450/500MHz. Craig