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To: grok who wrote (57378)	5/6/1999 1:08:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571927

KZNerd - " So K6III may not happen." For the reasons you have outlined, I believe you are absolutely correct. PB

To: grok who wrote (57378)	5/6/1999 1:41:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1571927

KZNerd - Re: "I talked to someone today who knows a lot about the micro biz. He said that the K6III is being viewed by the market as just another K6 at the same MHz. Consumers don't know about performance just MHz. Since it costs AMD more to make they are trying to get a higher price. But OEMs won't pay it. So K6III may not happen" You are stating that the poor "take off" of the K63 is LACK OF Demand - and NOT necessarily LACK of availablity. This, if true, will be a tough blow for AMD to overcome. Good thing they didn't call the K7 a K6-4 ! Paul

To: grok who wrote (57378)	5/6/1999 2:14:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571927

KZnerd - Re: "But OEMs won't pay it. So K6III may not happen. " Here's some DIRECT evidence showing that the Kmart 63 is running in FIFTH place behind Pentium IIIs, IIs & Various Celerons ! From ESC Technologies - a CPU/Motherboard/Hardware Distgributor: {=========================} whatisnew.com April's popular processor list Yesterday, we took a quick look at the top 5 motherboard sales for April. Here are the top processors from April. #1. Boxed Intel Pentium III 500 MHz 2. Boxed Intel Pentium II 400 MHz 3. Tray Intel Celeron 400 MHz, SEPP 4. Boxed Intel Celeron 366 MHz, SEPP 5. AMD K6-3/400 MHz processor with 3DNow! Other AMD K6-2 processors were close runner ups. {===============================} Paul