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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (49762)	2/16/1999 12:17:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1573207

Pravin, Nice quote. Intel's "market segmentation" strategy is one of the greatest consumer scams I've ever witnessed. Not to mention being the justification for their predatory pricing campaign. Scumbria

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (49762)	2/16/1999 2:04:00 PM
From: Bruce A. Thompson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573207

Pravin, Great article! I especially like the part: Our advice: If you're thinking about buying a PIII, consider two things. First, wait until there's a reason. It's going to be a while (pessimists say never) before SSE catches on from a software standpoint, and the .18 micron process is key to the PIII moving away from the pack of wolves we've seen represented here. Second, send us some money, because if you're even thinking about buying a PIII right now after reading this, you have gotta be freaking loaded. BT

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (49762)	2/16/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Respond to of 1573207

Pravin - RE: "http://www.ars-technica.com/cpu/1q99/slot-one-8.html" Yet another article that gives no reason whatsoever to shell out the dough for the PIII. This part is nice - "We won't know for sure until the PIII reaches the .18 micron fab process and its attendant jump in core speeds, but we're starting to wonder if perhaps Intel has another problem on its hands. You have to understand that the core of the PII, the Celeron and the PIII is more or less the same core as the original Pentium Pro. This processor core started out at 150MHz, folks. It's a good design, but Intel may be reaching a point of diminishing returns on its sixth-generation core." I can imagine Tom's conclusionto be slightly like the one at that site. Although Tom may have a few SSE-enhanced games when he publishes the report, he is going to say wait for the real PIII. Unfortunately for those people willing to wait, the PIII may run on the 100MHz bus until Q3. Intel is trying too hard to compete with AMD, they are beginning to have delays of their own.