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    AMD Still in Danger of Bankruptsy

    Why does everyone seem to hold this misconception? Even if we grant Intel monopoly status without AMD (which is silly because Intel competes in the server arena with IBM/Sun and in the embedded space with a whole host of companies), a monopoly is not illegal only anti-competitive practices are...
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    My, my, my...the furor that i5 causes, esp. at AMDZone......(read: censorship)

    Believe it or not, I had a much higher opinion of them before that particular thread. I'd gotten into a debate in the past with one of their regulars (scientia) about a few points and although he ignored the rules of logical debate, he at least was consistent and answered points. The most...
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    My, my, my...the furor that i5 causes, esp. at AMDZone......(read: censorship)

    Sorry, but what I did wasn't trolling, it was just disagreeing with the prevailing opinion. Trolling would be coming in and making totally unsupported statements, whereas I made sure to backup everything I said with facts and objective data. Not that what I did was that hard. It's a lot...
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    My, my, my...the furor that i5 causes, esp. at AMDZone......(read: censorship)

    As the person who was responsible for most of that shitstorm, I find it hillarious that they felt that my posts were so damaging that they felt the need to not only ban me but to erase the record of my posting history. TheGhost's final response to me was especially hilarious since he didn't...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Can anyone say "petty"?
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Whatever. At least the stuff I write is borderline coherent. "Not even American"? Tangent much? I don't know what that has to do with anything, but I'm sure a mod can do an IP lookup to show that I'm in Redwood City, CA. Of course what the hell my location has to do with the price of...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    And you know what? I've been civil enough to you apoppin despite the fact that you are obviously a raving loon (I've lurked enough on this forum to know that much) but if you want to start hurling accusations about dishonesty go ahead. It's pretty clear who the lunatic is here given your...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Think whatever you want. I'm not going into any more specific details about my background beyond that the company I work for is a startup, is around 70 employees, is in the mobile space, and is completing its third round of financing. As for former companies I've worked for, I would be...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    What, proof that this kind of integration can be done without owning the company? Many companies have done this before, most notably MIPS. Give me the criteria for what you want proven and I'll give you a link. And I want to know the NATURE of these job cuts which is why I want the links...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    I want a link so I can see exactly what was cut and from where. You have a problem with posting a link?
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Link to the 400 ATI employees being cut? As for Fusion, it doesn't necessarily require a "same company" kind of integration, AMD could easily have done this with an external partner.
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    You are ignoring all the ramifications of your plan such as that it's not just spending $25 million on hardware to give away for free, but that's also $25 million AMD won't receive for selling the product in the first place. Also, I still don't see the tangible benefit of such a giveaway...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Because ATI is still a fully functional separate division of AMD. Yes, they are all one big happy family now, but the point is that if AMD's chip division goes down the tubes, the graphics division (formerly ATI) can still be spun off and survive just fine. Although I'm sure there is some...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Quite right. Realistically, the x2900 isn't a rousing success, but it's not the killer for the ATI division that everyone makes it out to be. AMD's problems have nothing to do with ATI (well aside form the fact that they burned so much money buying them) and ATI is not in bad financial...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Probably, although I don't think anyone is going to like the terms. Like I've said before, AMD just isn't attractive as a whole package.
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    You are wrong. AMD, even before their fund raising, had enough cash to last them until winter. With their new funds, they can last a good 18 months at least, and that's assuming huge losses in Q2 and Q3. EDIT: Furthermore, as I've already said, ATI is not the problem here.
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Viral marketing is fine for a startup to get attention, but giving away a few thousand graphics cards will not solve AMD's problems. ESPECIALLY since the ATI division is NOT the problem. Furthermore, such a giveaway would piss the hell out of AMD's card partners as every giveaway is a lost...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    I don't have a problem believe you had a start in journalist at all. I too started in the journalism field and was a staff writer for a major technology magazine. I don't have an overly high opinion of journalists after working in the business since most of them tend to be uneducated bumpkins...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    Are you familiar with the concept of détente? There's a reason I brought up China and Nixon you know.
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    I am a Director of Product Management and Product Marketing for a technology company in Silicon Valley. And without trying to start a flamewar, I have a VERY hard time believing a person with your command of the English language could be successful in any of the fields you claim to have...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    Who said anything about doing nothing? Not every diplomatic solution requires bluster, threats, etc. You know what the most proven tool for getting nations to develop into stable, vibrant economies is? Globalization. And it even works with nations you aren't on the best terms with, Nixon...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    What does ATI have to do with any of this? ATI as a division is profitable most of the time and is completely capable of functioning post-AMD. If/When AMD goes down, ATI will not go down with them, they'll get sold off and will continue to operate as before. However, they will not be able to...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    Neither of which is sufficient to necessitate a conflict. Hezbollah isn't a terrorist organization, they are a major political dissident group inside Lebanon (and I don't see what they have to do with the US), and the British soldiers incident obviously wasn't enough of an issue to cause a...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    Oh come now, this is just getting silly. Iran having nuclear weapons does not make them akin to a nuclear power such as the Soviet Union, and they would never have a chance of threatening anyone besides their local neighbors. Iran in ten years could probably wipe Tel Aviv off the map, but what...
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    8900/8950 Rumors

    Don't be silly, they are not going to stop updating their hardware just because they are currently in the lead. All the people that were developing future GPUs will still be doing it, nVidia just doesn't need to release interim/refresh products on a breakneck schedule.
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    8900/8950 Rumors

    nVidia really has no reason to launch anything new at this point, their current lineup is more than sufficient for the next several months. I'm certain they COULD release a refresh part today if they wanted, but it doesn't make any sense to do so. Launches are expensive and with their top end...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    Funny you mention the Soviet Union since they very much DID have full diplomatic recognition and we routinely exchanged hostages and signed a number of strategic nuclear reductions treaties with them. You don't seem to know your history very well. In any case, Iran's actions thusfar have...
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    U.S. Embassy in Iraq to be biggest ever

    This reminds me of the king in Holy Grail who built his castle on top of a swamp, just to watch as it sank over and over again into the swamp. Fifth times the charm maybe?
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Get over yourself, I joined up, saw your post and decided to reply, simple as that. The fact that you said something stupid is not my problem. Now you've decided to compound this by saying a number of even MORE stupid things. 1) Microsoft bought a "stupid online ad company" in order to...
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    AMD\ATI Interview

    Why on Earth would Microsoft do that? They aren't a charity, and AMD has nothing to offer them that would justify that kind of investment. Sure they could sell the company, but Microsoft isn't going to buy AMD--they aren't interested in making that kind of major investment in the hardware...