Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Jerry R]

Dan3 - SUN is just as capable of putting together a cheater compiler as is Intel

I guess I need to remind you that Intel did not develop a cheater compiler; new and improved benchmarks simply exposed the performance deficiencies of your beloved Athlon CPU. Of course, if Intel's compiler was of the "cheater" variety, why would your beloved AMD use it in so many of it's benchmark submissions?

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Sgolds' caution on the significance of the Sun design win is appropriate. Sun is on the decline and their adoption of Opteron was a knee-jerk reaction to stem the inevitable tide to bankruptcy/acquisition. Sun will not be the reason Opteron succeeds.