Nathan Brookwood
Nathan Brookwood
clear closing create impression intel product says standpoint strongest versus weakest
As I look at Intel's product line-up versus AMD, it's clear that Intel is weakest in servers and strongest in notebooks. So from that standpoint I can see why Intel would want to create an impression that says they are closing that gap.
article clever computer computing faith history industry pc people performance says software somewhere thinking
There are 25 years of PC industry and 40 years of computer industry history that says there is never enough performance. My article in faith is that you will never have enough computing performance for things you want to do. Having said that, there are clever software people somewhere who are thinking of even cleverer things to do.
consume half less power race second
After the second half of the year, the race between them to consume less power will get a lot closer.
challenge forward intel release saying superior technology unlikely
It's very unlikely that Intel would win, ... But once Intel does release that chip, AMD will have the challenge going forward of demonstrating that its dual-core technology is superior to that of Intel, while Intel will be saying to its customers, 'If you want a dual-core processor, we've got it.'
bragging rights
Sun, for at least two weeks, had bragging rights about that.
point
It'll probably be a lot more than a point in servers, where AMD's done very well.
clearly drop map painful period places products road scramble tail tear
They clearly are at the tail end of what has been a pretty painful period for Intel. They had to tear up their road map and scramble to find new products to drop into the places where the old products were going to appear.
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The original theory was Netburst would show increasing performance benefits with increasing frequency. It didn't work quite the way Intel had anticipated.
quarter soon trouble
As soon as you let up, even for a quarter or two, you're in trouble.
controlled far less radical
This is a far more controlled and less radical approach.
build capability close create devices graphics industry problem step
This is a big step forward. And if you're going to build in the capability for this I/O virtualization into devices like graphics cards, you're not going to want to do it twice. So if AMD can get the industry to close in around its standard, it could create a problem for Intel.
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The old AMD used to sell its chips at a 25 to 50 percent discount to what Intel was charging. The new AMD more or less prices at parity (to Intel) and delivers higher levels of performance.
buy consumers faster mac three
Now consumers can buy a Mac that is three times faster and for the same price.
believed gaming imperative key lose ultimately
I've long believed that Dell will ultimately have to do something with AMD if it doesn't want to lose some key server business. That may also be an imperative in the gaming business.