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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58212)	5/15/1999 8:14:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 1571924

Ten, is Cyrix just going to enter oblivion Based on the AOL news, it does not appear that Cyrix has entered oblivion. Scumbria

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58212)	5/15/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571924

Re: "Look at how the PowerPC floundered even as Motorola, Apple, and IBM all collaborated on this old "Pentium-killer". When are you guys going to figure out that this is a miserable analogy? Kevin

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58212)	5/15/1999 1:52:00 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571924

Ten, PowerPC had a few problems, including: 1. The instruction set architecture stinks. 2. The implementations were very low MHz. 3. Apple was unable to port the Mac kernel over to native PPC. 4. The instruction set architecture was not compatible with x86. 5. IBM thrashed for years over OS/2 vs. NT. 6. The companies involved didn't communicate. 7. Intel figured out how to build a superscalar x86 chip (Pentium.) Scumbria

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (58212)	5/15/1999 3:20:00 PM
From: kapkan4u	Respond to of 1571924

<<kapkan4u:So you think it makes more sense for Intel to weaken AMD until a stronger company acquires them? How will then Intel have easier time with K7 produced by TI or IBM? Please explain.> Ten: I don't think things will be much different if some big company like IBM acquires them. It's not like IBM is a sure success anyway. Look at how the PowerPC floundered even as Motorola, Apple, and IBM all collaborated on this old "Pentium-killer". Besides, why would some company like IBM acquire AMD if AMD is weakened by brutal competition? Even if the acquisition price were extremely low, it would still be a money-losing proposition.>> This is the type of wishful thinking that can get Intel in a big trouble: 1. AMD will go into oblivion, and burn the K7 masks and tape. 2. Intel is the only company in the world that can manufacture ICs. Remember, only the paranoid survive.