Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Can't be. As I already stated, I spoke to an IBM Distributor at a recent Tech conference, and he told me different. Of course, I can't reveal his name, because he does not want to piss off AMD, and maybe not get his Opteron order. But trust me, he's completely believable, and I now certainly have enough anecdotal evidence to believe that AMD is strong arming IBM. Nope, sorry, can't accept any technical reasons for a supply shortage, it's definitely AMD strong arming. The distributor told me so, so there ya go. Must go write that letter to the E.U. and the DOJ now...... Bye.

Wait, one more thing. NOW I know why Dell dropped the Original Itanium!!! There was Anecdotal Evidence at the time that Dell was going to use AMD!! Obviously, AMD coerced Dell into dropping Itanium by promising them cheap Opterons..... A-HA!!! Now it's all becoming clear...

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