No, it isn't, because Intel isn't likely to lose this one. AMD really needs to pull their head out of their ass and learn how to run a business. Taking Intel to court is not the way to build market share. Regardless of whether they win or not, if the consumer doesn't know the product, they aren't going to buy it. Rather than wasting money in the courts they should be spending it on marketing and brand name development. The consumer doesn't care if you have the better product if they've never heard of you. If their is enough market demand for the product, OEM's will be forced to add AMD to their portfolio, Intel sweet deals or not. AMD has made no attempt at all to publically promote their products, so companies are not inclined to go against Intel who is their safest revenue source. That's AMD's fault, not Intel's. If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em.
I think you have your head up your ass. It is quite difficult to penetrate a market where one company has a monopoly. The only thing that AMD can do to keep Intel from using illegal business practices is to go to the government. AMD is looking for a trust-buster.
The next time you are in an eating establishment, not a fancy restaurant, ask why they either sell Pepsico products or Coca Cola Co. products, but not both. Ask them why - because they can't - whichever company gets to them first makes a deal that shuts out the competitor.
Neither is close to having a monopoly on the beverage market. In 1997, coke had 44% and pepsi had 31% of the market share.
Cola wars vis-à-vis x86 and the illusion of choice. Or for that matter the two-party political system. Discuss. 
Did you even read the complaint that AMD filed? THey listed many many legitimate reasons why they've been artificially and illegally prevented by intel from growing into a larger player in the market.
To my understanding (which is not that great...), AMD has played this card at a very good timing.
AMD has got an edge over Intel, an edge which has been ever growing since Intel's fiasco with its horrible Prescott core. Intel is down on its knees (in boxing terms), and AMD is all set to serve its final blow.
I have no doubt, even after this round is over, Intel will still regin over this segment of the market, though I'm just as sure that AMD is gonna take a big byte out off Intel's a$$.
At the end, I think the market (us) will benefit, Intel will have to step up, and start making cpu's that can actually compete with AMD's, perhaps even lower a little their agressive pricing policy.
Down the road, if Intel is not going to make a dramatic change, this could mark the beginging of the end for them.
On the other hand, AMD might have just woke up a mad giant from its sleep...
Anyway, I'm gonna get some pop corn and watch this battle. Peace.
AMD has got an edge over Intel, an edge which has been ever growing since Intel's fiasco with its horrible Prescott core. Intel is down on its knees (in boxing terms), and AMD is all set to serve its final blow.
I have no doubt, even after this round is over, Intel will still regin over this segment of the market, though I'm just as sure that AMD is gonna take a big byte out off Intel's a$$.
At the end, I think the market (us) will benefit, Intel will have to step up, and start making cpu's that can actually compete with AMD's, perhaps even lower a little their agressive pricing policy.
Down the road, if Intel is not going to make a dramatic change, this could mark the beginging of the end for them.
On the other hand, AMD might have just woke up a mad giant from its sleep...
Anyway, I'm gonna get some pop corn and watch this battle. Peace.
What good would advertising be in those markets where no builder will use their stuff...that is just stupid to cite that as any real reason.....
Aso remember most of those sweetheart deals are for PC makers to make commercials using Intel products and when they mention Intel inside they get marketing subsidies....For the small guy commercials by the pc makers about them would have really helped, but obviously the old "knee cappers" wouldn't have allowed that....
Ppl need the choice...
so, when the trial will start, they will put a sign on the door of the court house saying "Intel inside"...?
Originally posted by: DrCrap
so, when the trial will start, they will put a sign on the door of the court house saying "Intel inside"...?
:laugh: That's clever.
Probably won't be for a long time, maybe a year or so.
Originally posted by: DrCrap
so, when the trial will start, they will put a sign on the door of the court house saying "Intel inside"...?
Nice. quality banter!
Well, if they get Capellas to testify about Intel refusing to send Compaq Xeons unless they stopped/reduced their dealings with AMD, that could be pretty harmful to Intel.
Also, there were similar accusations made in the early SlotA days, with some companies(I remember Abit being one of them) were supposedly bullied into not making SlotA motherboards for some time.
Of course, whether this is true or not, I don't know/remember.
We'll see what happens.
Not sure what AMD could to do break the ice though, I don''t know what it's like in the US, but around here, Intel isn't the big name, Dell, HP, etc are.
People don't buy "Intel Inside", they buy Dell and HP.
I've seen exactly one Intel commercial on TV in my life, and a few ads in some tech mags prior to the launch of the P-II.
Come to think of it, I've seen more AMD ads than Intel, by a long shot.
RE:"The next time you are in an eating establishment, not a fancy restaurant, ask why they either sell Pepsico products or Coca Cola Co. products, but not both. Ask them why - because they can't - whichever company gets to them first makes a deal that shuts out the competitor.:
I was just in 7-11. They had both.
I was just in 7-11. They had both.
Originally posted by: mettleh3d
Originally posted by: DrCrap
so, when the trial will start, they will put a sign on the door of the court house saying "Intel inside"...?
Nice. quality banter!
LOL :thumbsup:
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