Intel at it again!

[TheGreatSatan]

/shudder for AMD.

Come on! you can do it!

I have front row seats to Hell freezing over!

[Quakken]

Let me rephrase that-

Come on amd! you can overcome to a viable market share!

[a.Bird]

Lots of factors at play here--supply and demand, bait and switch are two that come to mind instantly.

No different than the good ol 486 days where the math co-processor was on a different (and pricey) chip, which allowed Intel (and I would like to add IBM, Compaq, et al) to make extra cash by selling SX systems, which were sans math co-processor.

You completely lost me at "math co-processor" but I'll take your word for it.

[TheGreatSatan]

AMD was going down hill, then they bought ATI......

[Fuganater]

Now they will drag ATI with them. Intel will pummel them with the new processors.

[Raz1r]

Kinda sad if you ask me.

No competition means less innovation, price drops etc. Hopefully AMD will pull through.

[billygoat333]

I am hoping AMD will step up... meanwhile, I think I will switch back to Intel for a while... those new 45nm processors are awesome.

[Quakken]

I don't think AMD will ever be down for the count. Sure, they're going to have some tough times, but in the end they will pull through.

[TheGreatSatan]

Well they have to. They're Intel's only possible competition. Who otherwise, Via?

[Quakken]

True modders building processors out of billions of light switches and 12 gauge wire in their basements.