Re: AMD planning 45nm 12-Core 'Istanbul' Processor ?

On Apr 25, 10:21 pm, "nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:36 -0400, Yousuf Khan <bbb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Wish them luck - without AMD the whole CPU world would be
> boring and damn expensive.
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Amdroid fantasy.  The PC as a platform is pushed on the low end by
game boxes and on the high end by IBM and Sun.

What could be more boring than the x86 domination we have now?
Without AMD, there would be no such monoculture.

As it is, Via is still in the x86 business and will continue in the
x86 business, even if AMD fails.

No matter what, Intel will have price and performance competition.
Things might have progressed more slowly, but Intel would be pu****ng
the fab envelope, anyway, because that's where it's real strength is.
Take AMD out of the picture completely and there is still no way for
Intel to relax.

Robert.