Intel Corp (INTC)

[Elmer Phud]

All this begs the question, if AMD is perfectly willing to do vapor launches, why not vapor launch Hammer? I think the obvious answer is that #1 Hammer is further away from being ready than AMD is willing to admit and #2 AMD would have to provide samples for benchmarking. That would mean letting the world know that Hammer performance does not live up to the hype. Seeing as AMD has nothing to keep suckers on the line except hype, they would essentially be killing any hope they have.

EP