Re: Intel Self-Destruct Mode Aids AMD Momentum

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:41:40 +0000, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On 28 Oct 2005 13:52:39 -0700, "YKhan" <yjkhan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>keith wrote:
>>> > The whole fleet of next years Xeons (now heating up verification labs at
>>> > select OEMs) use a separate hose for each processor to MCH connection. They're
>>> > not going to get to 1333mhz fsb speeds with daisy-chains...
>>>
>>> Ok, but am I the only one who detects Intel trying to defend the
>>> indefensable? IBM tried to hold the "upper ground" too, oh, about 15
>>> years ago. ...and had a better position (different ISA).
>>
>>Here's another article about it. It looks like the whole mainstream
>>media is finally waking upto the fact that Intel is not going to simply
>>come back after this one. It's built up a tremendous trailing position
>>of several years distance, which is getting damn near insurmountable.
>>
>>InformationWeek Weblog: Intel Self-Destruct Mode Aids AMD Momentum
>>http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2005/10/intel_selfdestr_1.html
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
> If only the ones sitting in corner offices and making procurement
> decisions read InformationWeek or any other "mainstream media"... But
> if they commute by car they almost certainly listen to that jingle on
> the radio while driving.

The guys i the corner offices work while being driven. ;-)

> And when they watch TV they certainly watch
> the blue men (BTW, in Russian "blue men" is just another expression
> for "fags")

Interesting. I suppose Intel changed its marketing for the Russian
audience? ;-)

> - these executive folks rearly have sufficient programming
> skills to program even TiVo so they are likely not skipping the ads. AMD
> may be leaps and bounds ahead of Intel in terms of technology, but I
> don't see them surpassing Intel marketing dept. any time soon.

Didn't you read the thread on F1? It seems Intel's marketing has indeed
been surpassed.

> Besides, "nobody ever has been fired for buying Intel" still holds
> true.

It *once* held true for IBM too. The world turns.

--
Keith
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