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SM-Bot
15 Dec 2003, 10:46am
SOURCES SAID that Intel has bought a number of Opteron based servers from Appro, and that AMD knows about it.

The 4U four way servers from Appro, a system builder, are part of AMD's validated service programme out of Celestica.

It's these servers that Intel is scrutinising closely.


Source: The Inq
LIQuid
15 Dec 2003, 5:19pm
HAHA owned :D
primesuspect
15 Dec 2003, 5:23pm
Oh hardly... AMD buys intel based servers as well. What's the big deal? It's good to know your competition.
Templar
15 Dec 2003, 6:27pm
primesuspect had this to say
Oh hardly... AMD buys intel based servers as well. What's the big deal? It's good to know your competition.

Yeah but when's the last time you heard about it? :) Not exactly what Intel PR wants..
Omega65
15 Dec 2003, 6:28pm
SPOILSPORT!!

Stop spoiling our fun with rational thought! ;D
DogSoldier
15 Dec 2003, 7:43pm
Chim-chim, that's what I figured.
primesuspect
15 Dec 2003, 7:45pm
;D
pseudonym
15 Dec 2003, 8:11pm
primesuspect had this to say
Oh hardly... AMD buys intel based servers as well. What's the big deal? It's good to know your competition.

Exactly, so what. Ford buys cars from every competitor possible, as does GM, Chrysler, Benz, BMW etc etc. It's benchmarked and compared over and over again. Same thing here.
Geeky1
15 Dec 2003, 8:44pm
Pesudonym & Prime are right... I mean, I saw boxes from Dell and ECS sitting in a dumpster @ ASUS when I dropped off my A7N8X this summer...

They buy the stuff and analyze every detail of it. Then they go and try to make something better.

However, it's still funny.
SimGuy
15 Dec 2003, 8:46pm
And the reason you didn't steal those boxes from the Dumpster and sell them to unknowing E-Bay suckers for a quick buck is..... :D
Geeky1
15 Dec 2003, 8:52pm
Who would want (presumably) empty ECS/Dell boxes?
SimGuy
15 Dec 2003, 8:58pm
If someone will buy a slightly used deer poop candy dispenser from E-Bay, someone will buy presumably empty ECS/Dell boxes. :D
Geeky1
15 Dec 2003, 9:03pm
Rather sell my left kidney. Oh, wait... they won't let you do that. ;D
mmonnin
16 Dec 2003, 2:38am
People buy empty boxes off of ebay. I have seen it.
t1rhino
16 Dec 2003, 4:23am
I would love to see Intel put some comments under the 'Customer Testimonials' section. :D