These arguments being put forth are the very definition of specious and missing the point. Those laws were designed specifically FOR cases like this, where market share and power could be abused to create an unfair marketplace.
Obviously you see me fighting the battles on the AMD boards. For the record, Kudos to Patrick Moorhead for allowing a little negative comment on the board. I'm sure its tempting to hit the censor button on someone like that, but if everyone engages in an open dialouge, perhaps we will all take something from it. I thought they handled it nicely.
As for what you wrote, I could not have said it better myself. So many people on the Intel side think this abuse is only as old as the Core 2 and Phenom, but this has been nearly a decade in the making.
I said it before and I will say it again, if all it took was for AMD to make the worlds greatest chip, why were then not kicking Intel to their knees when the Athlon 64 was punching the Pentium 4 in its chops? I think we all know now.
Recently AMD has been gaining share, its stock price has doubled in the last two months. People like what they are doing. I wonder if they have been hiding the next big thing in their hip pocket, waiting for a time when they have Intel exposed, and unable to exploit the old practices. Think of it, as Billy Martin waiting for George Brett to hit that home run. Martin knew for years Brett was in violation of the Pine Tar rule, but he put it in his hip pocket, waited till the time was right to gain the maximum impact. Think AMD has a super-chip that's not specifically outlined on the roadmap? Why release it now if Intel is just going to crush you with unfair practices. With the EU ruling, watchful eyes are going to be on Intel, perhaps the time to strike is close at hand?
AMD #1? Its hard for one to fathom. But in a level market place, AMD regaining the performance lead and competing hard in every market segment, anything can happen.
Comments are somewhat ridiculous. Intel needs to be competing on the free market through pricing and superior design; Not through silly contracts that hurt consumers, business, and society by reducing the possibility for proper competition.
Thrax
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Obviously you see me fighting the battles on the AMD boards. For the record, Kudos to Patrick Moorhead for allowing a little negative comment on the board. I'm sure its tempting to hit the censor button on someone like that, but if everyone engages in an open dialouge, perhaps we will all take something from it. I thought they handled it nicely.
As for what you wrote, I could not have said it better myself. So many people on the Intel side think this abuse is only as old as the Core 2 and Phenom, but this has been nearly a decade in the making.
I said it before and I will say it again, if all it took was for AMD to make the worlds greatest chip, why were then not kicking Intel to their knees when the Athlon 64 was punching the Pentium 4 in its chops? I think we all know now.
Recently AMD has been gaining share, its stock price has doubled in the last two months. People like what they are doing. I wonder if they have been hiding the next big thing in their hip pocket, waiting for a time when they have Intel exposed, and unable to exploit the old practices. Think of it, as Billy Martin waiting for George Brett to hit that home run. Martin knew for years Brett was in violation of the Pine Tar rule, but he put it in his hip pocket, waited till the time was right to gain the maximum impact. Think AMD has a super-chip that's not specifically outlined on the roadmap? Why release it now if Intel is just going to crush you with unfair practices. With the EU ruling, watchful eyes are going to be on Intel, perhaps the time to strike is close at hand?
AMD #1? Its hard for one to fathom. But in a level market place, AMD regaining the performance lead and competing hard in every market segment, anything can happen.