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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (52337)	3/10/1999 9:57:00 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577924

Re: "How much of a difference, if any, is there between what Intel and AMD engineers make? (Not counting options.)" I don't know the exact number, but AMD doesn't give out profitsharing or retirement benefits based on profitability. Intel does. Intel's employee stock purchase plan must provide a nice sum, and why not count options? Re: "What about Intel's "bungled" FLAW, err, erratum in mobile chips?" That's not manufacturing. Even if AMD designers do a flawless job, the manufacturing side can't build them effectively. Re: "project cancelations" Such as? I guess we'll all find out when they fill us in. Re: "looming bankruptcy" Maybe when the K6 wasn't manufacturable, but not now. AMD seems to be indicating it's still not truly manufacturable. That's what red ink is all about in the processor market. EP